tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post116731846629504385..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: It's the end of the world as we know it... Vol. IITamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1167330528977705772006-12-28T13:28:00.000-05:002006-12-28T13:28:00.000-05:00Excellent article. Gives a nice summation of the ...Excellent article. Gives a nice summation of the fall of Rome along with many of the underlying reasons and consequences. <BR/><BR/>The potential for a similar fate today is there, but he leaves out the option we have as the greatest military power of taking the oil that we and the rest of the west need. I'm not necessarily advocating it, but should things deteriorate enough, there will be plenty who do.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read Steyn's book yet but will order it today.3yellowdogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712939478945326641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1167324839925267362006-12-28T11:53:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:53:00.000-05:00A fairly interesting read. Card is usually quite ...A fairly interesting read. Card is usually quite a good writer. He's a bit of an authoritarian though, so I can see how he would disdain the anti big government gun toters of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1167323526592996062006-12-28T11:32:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:32:00.000-05:00Why is it that in recent times a line from a song ...Why is it that in recent times a line from a song from Rocky Horror keeps going through my head? "I'm at the start of a pretty big downer!"phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.com