Comments by "Magnús Örn" (@magnusorn7313) on "The Atlantic"
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@Summersblues1 The premise that "moral decay" led to Rome's fall is Victorian-era religious doctrine, not history. It is no more valid than telling a child that masturbation will lead to blindness, and has exactly the same motive, to cause fear-based acceptance of authority. The Romans were far more "immoral" (by Christian standards) than when they fell. By the time that Rome broke up into independent nations, it had been Christian for centuries, and most of the things that school children are taught about Roman "immorality" - drunkenness, orgies, divorce - had gone out with the old gods. What caused Rome to "fall" was the same thing that causes everything that happens in history; inevitable change. Rome went from a too-big-to-manage mess to a vast mosaic of independent yet interrelated societies, almost all of which remain in existence and identity today. Even though Romania, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, and France have had their populations almost totally replaced by Goths, Lombards, Vandals, Scandinavians, Magyars, Slavs, and other invaders, Rome remains the foundation of their culture, laws, and identity. Looked at that way, is it really accurate to say that it fell?
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