Comments on: Great civilisations are not murdered https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/great-civilisations-are-not-murdered/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Sam J. https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/great-civilisations-are-not-murdered/comment-page-1/#comment-2623695 Sam J. Fri, 30 Mar 2018 19:03:28 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43260#comment-2623695 “…Beyond a certain point a formerly great empire becomes so dysfunctional that smaller, more cohesive neighbors begin tearing it apart…”

Beyond a certain point a formerly great empire becomes so dysfunctional that smaller, more cohesive “races” begin tearing it apart.

]]> By: Wang Wei Lin https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/great-civilisations-are-not-murdered/comment-page-1/#comment-2622615 Wang Wei Lin Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:26:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43260#comment-2622615 Hitler made a similar observation in Mein Kampf. His perspective was if citizens are not willing to fight for the nation then you really don’t have a nation.

]]> By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/great-civilisations-are-not-murdered/comment-page-1/#comment-2621816 Graham Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:47:16 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43260#comment-2621816 I am a little surprised by Turchin calling that sentiment ‘deplorable’. At the macrohistorical level of analysis Turchin deals in, it is not deplorable at all, as he clearly actually acknowledges.

I had not previously known him to deal in throwaway sentiments. A particularly tawdry example of virtue signalling.

]]> By: Ross https://www.isegoria.net/2018/03/great-civilisations-are-not-murdered/comment-page-1/#comment-2621704 Ross Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:30:01 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43260#comment-2621704 So undue diversity in groups & goals supports State failure but not “barbarians at the gate”.

Right, got it.

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