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LINK Moral failings of leaders collapsed even the best societies, finds study - Big Think

As America chooses its next President, a new study suggests that even the most powerful and best-run empires have collapsed under leaders who broke social contracts.

The anthropology study took a deep dive into 30 pre-modern societies and found that even those that had "good" governments were not immune to catastrophic demise. In fact, societies where the government provided goods and services and prevented drastic inequalities of wealth and power, tended to fall apart even more dramatically than those who had despots. One commonality in the destruction of such societies – the failings of leaders who gravely weakened them by tearing apart societal ideals and morals.

snytiger6 9 Feb 10
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The Chump did a lot of damage. 😟

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A little old. Americans already chose.

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It seems that the Rethuglicans, being hell-bent on saving their own political skins rather than serving the people, will be a major contributor to the inevitable downfall of the USA.

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I have no doubt that is correct. And, the US, by trying to stay the undisputed top dog military, etc. is setting itself up for a major fall.

History show very clearly, for those who actually read it and understand it that is, that ALL Empires, big or small, eventually fall and the 'Empire' that, imo, the United States of Absurdity has been TRYING to build for itself and of itself will be no different.

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It is only LOGICAL after all, since Power Corrupts even the best.

It can happen to anybody. The strong can resist temptation, The weak cannot.

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