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The United States is clearly in her declining phase and China seems to have leaped-frogged into the affluent stage.

Today in the U.S. pornography is a natural past time, sex sells and Americans seem upset with it. Corruption is also very high among U.S. politicians these days.
Also the U.S.army seems to be under no-ones control and more likely to dictate to the occupant of the white house than the latter exerting his/her constitutional authority.
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Kobe Bryant, Brad Pit, etc. It doesn't matter, Americans seem to worship their celebrities.
MTV cribs and the bling lifestyle also portrays the current American society as a highly conspicuous consumer society far from the hard working austere society that gave rise to this world power.
The economic recession and eventual devaluation of the U.S. dollar are also pointers of an Empire in decline.

Glubb was also able to identify several epochs leading to the rise, climax and eventual decline of historical empires.

These according to him are:

The Age of Pioneers

This period is marked by the protagonist generation preparing the foundations of the new empire. This pioneering generation are considered as hardworking, daring innovative and ambitious. This generation were also the underdogs who were never considered by the then pre-existing world power as relevant in the scheme of affairs. The pioneering American immigrants were looked down upon by the British, the Arabs were relegated as backward by the Persians and Romans until the advent of a unifying religion in the form of Islam.

The Age of Conquest

According to Glubb, Conquest may or may not be Military in definition alone. The Islamic Caliphate grew by Military conquest so also was the case of the Mongols. The Roman conquest was a combination of both Military and high level diplomacy borrowed from the Greek model. The British Empire relied on commerce alongside Military expeditions while that of the United States was a conquest of a whole continent by a few brave and hardy immigrants.

The Age of Commerce

Closely following the Age of Conquest is that of Commerce. The advantages of a large extensive land mass territory opens up any new Nation to natural resources locate there within and also allows for a large economic bloc. The splinter societies and realms that existed prior to the expansion of the Roman Empire were open to a larger market with little or no trade barriers. The Roman empire stretching from Syria to Britain was much an economic bloc.

The Age of Intellect

With a booming economy , competition is natural to follow and as such technological innovations and development begin to take shape.
This is age also sees more technology transfer to the Military thereby consolidating power for the central administrative body of the Empire.

The Age of Affluence

This age marks the period of an improved standard of living for citizens within the realm of the Empire. Unfortunately, this leads to a widening gap between the rich and the poor. An elitist society then emerges within the Empire which so happens to control vast resources of the empire.

The Age of Decadence
The last and final stage of all Empires is marked by a lowering of moral virtues and principles usually championed by the super affluent group and the middle-class. Their show of wealth and conspicuous consumption lifestyles will natural lead to an uprising by the poorer sections of society to revolt.
It is pertinent to state that most Empires are destroyed from within. A sort of implosion occurs usually instigated by the less privileged members of that society.
The last stage of the empire are usually marked by the following social upheavals:
Society moral standards are greatly lowered
A large and undisciplined Army
Glorification of celebrities
Economic meltdown brought about by a devaluation of the currency.

The hallmarks of the above were seen in the declining phase of the Roman Empire. The Military was large undisciplined and fragmented, the Roman elites were more interested in attending sex 0rgies and gladiator games where gladiator fighters were paid vast sums of money. The last days of roman also saw economic meltdown since the ruling elites spent so much of the Empires resources maintaining a huge standing army coupled with investments in public infrastructure such as temples, coliseums, etc. The Roman denarii was originally based on Silver but with years of inflation, the coins were reduced to mere silver coated copper coins which had the silver wear out within days of minting.

The book basically is a comparative analysis of the rise and eventual decline of historical Empires, their average lifespan and the various epochs representing and coincidental to every stage of the Empire's existence from rise to fall.

John Glubb was able to draw striking similarities of past World Powers such as the average lifespan (approximately 250 years or Ten generations; given that every generation last for 25 years).

I happened to have stumbled upon this lost treasure of international history and diplomacy which I wish to share with you guys.

Naturally, this topic would have been appropriately opened on the Political Section (since this section is hardly visited) but for that assh0le sexkillz, my posting rights on the latter section has been temporarily suspended.

So here is the link for the full text of John Glubbs: The Fate of Empires.

https://d1e0u2actw4eb3.cloudfront.net/edu/src/glubb.pdf

jimmy4x: bad belle....smh, personally, I love this as an architect, I've learnt a lot here, tnx for starting ds thread, Mr.Jarus....Beautiful house.

badbelle wetin?

Jarus and his ilk are building houses from jaundiced posts for APC and the likes of Ribadu?

Wetin dey this im yeye house for backyard ilorin of all places?

If he like he can buy a house on 5th Avenue that one no concern me or anybody.

Useless generation. You wont even know how them dey use una feed

Abeg any one with a live streaming link?

At the office and no TVs allowed.

Awakulowo1: You must be an ibo man. Your people no dey happy when a Yoruba man or woman excels.

Congrats Jarus!

and you are a f00lish yoruba tribal he-goat to drag tribalism into it.

odenni

Jarus: Building A House - My Experience

I have decided to open this thread to share my experience on my current project in Kwara, perhaps all of us, both home owners and prospective landlords, can learn one or two things and exchange ideas.

Project: A 3-bedroom flat, plus 2 room+parlour BQs. Later, by God's grace, to build mosque in the compound and shops adjoining the fence.
Location & Purpose: Kwara state; to serve as my countryhome, and follow family tradition of building first house in our village.
Size: 2 1/4 plots.
Initial plan: To do a modest 3 bedroom flat with no more than 2.5 -3m! But I find myself, most times on advice of parent and supervisor(an architect), tinkering with the initial plan many times, including BQs, reshaping  the plan and costs flying up!

In subsequent posts, I will share pictures of the different stages, costs and share key lessons I realized.

Height of Nonsense

and this made front page?

No worry, when I upgrade FROM X5 to X6 I will be sure to open a thread.

see the cheap hotel room sef?

This woman is a slut

Nah wah ohh?

I know pregnant women in their first trimester are usually very Hot but the woman is a slut but the biggest loser and ass0le is the useless man.

A man walks into a bar and orders 12 shots.
Bartender: What's the special occasion?
Man: My first blow j0b.
Bartender: That's awesome! Let me buy you one to congratulate you!
Man: No thanks... If 12 shots don't get the taste out, nothing will.

One day, a Russian man walks into a bookstore.
He sees this one book, completely black with a skull on it, and it catches his attention.
He picks it up, and takes it to the register.
"How much for book?" he asks.
"Eighty rubles. It is good book, but do not read last page- it is cursed!"
The man pays for it, and walks home.
He opens it up, and reads it. It is a book about capitalism.
Like a good soviet, he does not read the cursed last page.
Months pass, however, and his curiosity grows.
He opens to the last page and reads it.
The book was worth 20 rubles.

Why can't a bicycle stand on its own?

Because it's two tired

A woman is in a coma, and the nurse tending to her notices that whenever she is sponge bathing the woman, the woman’s vital signs jump a little on all of the machines an screens. So the nurse calls the husband and says ’come down to the hospital, i think i know how to get your wife out of this coma.’ so the husband hurries down, and asks the nurse what he can do. The nurse says, ’ i think that MouthAction will bring her out of her coma, it will arrouse her enough to bring her out of the coma.’ so the nurse closes the cutains, and leaves the husband with his wife in the room. Moments later, the man comes running out of the room, flustered. The nurse, worried, asks him what happened. the husband says, ’I don’t know, I think that she started choking.’

What do you call a white guy surrounded by 5 niggaz?
Coach

A white guy surrounded by 50 niggaz?
Warden

What do you call a a bunch of white guys on a bench......... The NBA

What do you call a black guy that flies an airplane?
A pilot you phucking racist!

An investigative journalist went to Afghanistan to study the culture and was shocked to discover that women were made to walk ten paces behind the men. She asked her guide why and he said, "Because they are considered of lesser status." Outraged the journalist went home. A year later she returned covering violence in the region and was surprised to see the women walking ten paces ahead. She turned to her guide and this time asked, "What has changed?" The guide answered, "Land mines."

Why do cows wear bells?

Because their horns don't work

How many Russians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Two. One to hold the bulb and one to drink until the room starts spinning.


How many women does it take to change a lightbulb?

None. Women can't change a damn thing.


How many cops does it take to change a lightbulb?

None. They just beat the room for being Black.

cruise ship full of passengers along with an atheist, a rabbi and a priest strike something and starts to sink. everyone is screaming "SAVE THE CHILDREN! SAVE THE CHILDREN"

atheist says "phuck the children"
rabbi says" phuck em out of what!"
priest says " do you think we have time?"

Whats the worst thing about a Ford Focus with 4 niggaz going off a cliff?

A Focus seats 5

One afternoon after getting off of work, I was walking to my apartment building. As I arrive, I notice a black guy running out the front door of the building with a TV. At first I pay no attention...but soon realize that it could be mine!

I rush upstairs, burst into my apartment and breathe a sigh of relief, because their he is, shining my shoes

Why did so many blacks die in Vietnam?

When the platoon lead yelled "Get down!" they all started dancing

Morpheus and Neo are plugged in to the Matrix and having a chat.
Morpheus turns to Neo, "In this world you can be anything you want."
There is a short silence.
Neo: "Then why are you a nigga?"

How do you know your girlfriend is too young? You have to make airplane noises with your pen1s.

why are there no muslims in star trek?
because it's the future

Englishman applies for a job with South African police. Inspector says "These are the best qualifications I've ever seen, just one test before you get the job. Take this gun, go out and shoot six niggaz and a rabbit."
Bloke replies "Why the rabbit?"
Inspector says "Fantastic attitude, you've got the job!"

What do you call the annoying part around the vagina?
Ans: woman

How are children like cellphones?
If you've lost one and haven't found it in a couple days, chances are it's probably dead.