tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519451.post667904000012508787..comments2023-07-03T14:55:52.722+01:00Comments on Abu Al-Fin: The Life Span of Empires: How and Why Civilisations Evolveal finhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519451.post-35369727070663867692013-01-07T15:46:47.922+00:002013-01-07T15:46:47.922+00:00Hi Al Fin, have been reading your blogs for about ...Hi Al Fin, have been reading your blogs for about 2.5 years now and very much enjoy them. This comment is not realed to this article about the lifespan of civilizations (which I found to be very interesting). I was unable to figure out how to contact you in any other way than leaving a comment since the e-mail on your "About Me" page was not working for me. <br /><br />Saw an interesting video and wanted to forward it to you. The video of the brawl at the track meet seen on this link: http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh7991ahu0R85hN233#disqus_thread<br /><br />is not the interesting part to me. <br /><br />The comments appearing below the video are. Particularly the ones on the first page of comments (first page at the time of me e-mailing you the link at least). <br /><br />Some insighful comments by "Love Our People First", 'SouljaSociety", "Maynard Hamely", and "Chosen One".<br /><br />Enjoy Al. Take Care. Lilvern1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03054372164721362908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519451.post-49877428513236722452013-01-06T23:33:33.783+00:002013-01-06T23:33:33.783+00:00I forget who said it, either Ben Franklin or Thoma...I forget who said it, either Ben Franklin or Thomas Jefferson. Anyways, one of these guys said that republics last about 200 years until the public begins voting themselves benefits from the public treasury. When the net comsumers outnumber the net producers, the system declines and eventually collapses. This is the real reason for collapse.<br /><br />The Chinese version of this kind of turn over is called the dynastic life cycle.kurt9https://www.blogger.com/profile/02101147267959016924noreply@blogger.com