re: Bread and circuses

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Rome's empire lasted for over 1,000 years

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Yes

I do believe our system is much less stable though.

The pinnacle of Roman thought was law and justice. And Roman society changed very little over the centuries.

Our leadership is almost universally corrupt. We live in an oligarchy whose primary interest is in looting the country.

Worse, our popular culture is built around the idea of atomizing into smaller and smaller groups. But our culture is also at war with the past, and any sense of a shared identity we once had.

This will absolutely break the country. And given the speed of current events, It could happen much faster than anyone expects.