World War 3 - Act V, Scene I: Collapse of US and Western
Morals and Economies
Between 1776-1788,
Edward Gibbons published a huge six volume work entitled
The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire.
Gibbons' work was scholarly and monumental, as it thoroughly
covered a period of history spanning approximately 1,200
years. His goal in producing this study was to precisely
catalog the reasons for the rise of the Roman Empire and the
factors leading to the decline and fall of the Empire. Gibbons
was universally hailed as achieving his objective brilliantly.
But, Gibbons not only
created a document which details how and why the Roman Empire
rose and fell; he created a document which detailed precisely
how a successful and powerful Empire could be subverted and
destroyed.
Gibbons listed five
basic reasons that the enormous Roman Empire was destroyed:
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The dramatic increase
of divorce undermined the institution of the family.
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The imposition of
higher taxes undermined the economic stability and vitality of
the Empire. Taxes were raised to pay for deficit government
spending, to pay for food for all in society and to pay for
government-sponsored activities of diversion, such as circuses
and sports. Interestingly, as the time of the final collapse
drew closer, greater emphasis was placed on sports, to divert
the attention of the public from the distressing news of
massive trouble within the Empire.
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The drive for
personal pleasure had become very intense, even to the point
of obsession. Gibbons noted that, at the very end, sports had
become more exciting and brutal.
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People lost their
faith, both religiously and in their government. Paganism gave
way to Christianity and the efficient Roman Government gave
way to chaos and disintegration.
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Hidden conspirators
were working within the government to secretly destroy it.
They worked quietly, invisibly and deceitfully; during the
entire time they were secretly dismantling the government of
the Roman Empire, they publicly proclaimed their unswerving
support of it.
Recognize any of the
above 5 points occurring in Western societies today?
Nostradamus
had a lot to say about the years we are currently living and World War 3.
May 28, 2004
-- The Federal Reserve raises the Money Supply (M-3) by
unprecedented, almost crisis proportions, up another $46.8
billion in one week, bringing the total over the month of May
to $155 billion. This equates to a $2.0 trillion
annualized pace, a 22.2 percent annualized rate of growth.
These numbers are huge.
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Intermission
>To be continued...
Intro |
Prelude |
Act I |
Act II |
Act III |
Act IV |
Act V
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World War 3 Statistics
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Three, the number of lives lost and the countries involved
in World War Three, please see our
World War Overview.
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