Reply #17: Just goes to show

[depakid]

That ignorance and intolerance aren't the sole province of Republicans....

The problem is and always has been with people like Lamm, et al. in both parties.

This quote just leaped out:

"Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'"

Yep- the Decline & Fall literature is replete with examples- Paul Kennedy's work takes a mostly economic perspective, though Keviv Phillip's latest adds some disturbing theocratic elements into the mix. And people like Lamm usually figure prominantly.

Tic toc.