The End Of Empires

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Some historical perspective from one of Conservatism's grand old men- Patrick J. Buchanan.

[[ The Romans conquered the barbarians—and the barbarians conquered Rome.

So it goes with empires. And comes now the penultimate chapter in the history of the empires of the West.

This is the larger meaning of the ritual murder of Theo Van Gogh in Holland, the subway bombings in London, the train bombings in Madrid, the Paris riots spreading across France. The perpetrators of these crimes in the capitals of Europe are the children of immigrants who were once the colonial subjects of the European empires. ]]

Paris Burning: How Empires End

France is a strange "empire" in that they have been saved from the brink of utter defeat by others multiple times. Their response each time was not to work to ensure it wouldn't happen again; but instead to seemingly work toward the opposite. There is no question that their own policies of appeasement and the welfare society concept have brought on this latest assault.

Pathetic is the only word that rings.

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