There is a topic related to Imperial Rome that I still puzzle
over. Now, within the US Presidential campaigns, I may have found
a new perspective on the outcomes. The two quotes below are
enlightening:
Short on policy, long on Entertainment. Imperial Rome was famous
for its "Bread and Circuses" - just the sort of nebulous concept
that defies the ability to attach numbers. This made the true
importance and impact of this policy difficult to grasp, and
allowed it to escape its proper inspection.
over. Now, within the US Presidential campaigns, I may have found
a new perspective on the outcomes. The two quotes below are
enlightening:
Short on policy, long on Entertainment. Imperial Rome was famous
for its "Bread and Circuses" - just the sort of nebulous concept
that defies the ability to attach numbers. This made the true
importance and impact of this policy difficult to grasp, and
allowed it to escape its proper inspection.
"Boredom"
Humans need to keep on moving, if they can't move ahead they will move backwards, they can't stand still.
Romans needed a breakthrough, which never came. Remember they used to say that they discovered anything that was to discover. Couple that with the fact that they conquered what was to be conquer, they pretty much reached a plateu in science/wealth/arts which no peak on the horizon. It was then that they turned to the mystical/unseen and started to introduce foreign religions and ideas (Caligula god-king), the breakthrough eventually came in the form of Christianity.
The cycle between science and mystical.
Jung would refer to it as the spirits of the times and depths, so its a deeply rooted personal conflict that manifests into larger scale, ie Helinistic/Roman -> Christianity -> Enlightment -> Internet
