memetic innovation does not solve empire collapse
empire collapse occurs about every 250 years, or 10 generations
there are stages that seem to occur consistently, with some overlap
pattern the same, constituents different, which we will go into
A bit of global awareness
Definition of race and stock
Arabia, Asia, Persia different places
Persia, the *stans, Iran, east of Iran, north of Iran, between Arabia and India and Russia
Arabia between Africa(Egypt), Persia, Russia(Georgia), Turkey
Previously Israel, Babylon
The Zoroastrians/Achaemenids owned all of it
then a collapse into smaller nation states
Then the Romans/Hellenists/Seleucids owned all of it
then a collapse into smaller nation states
Then the Muslims/Caliphates owned all of it
then a collapse into smaller nation states
Then the Huns/Mongols owned all of it
then a collapse into smaller nation states
And so on for other areas, such as the dynasty's of the east, the lords of the west, the tsars of russia, and the kingdoms of the africas and americas
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summary of the ages
age of resolution(revolution, internal conquest)
intolerance to the weak, eradication of the weak, achievement of racial homogeny/unification
virtues around strength, honour, duty, camaraderie
age of expansion(outburst, external conquest)
national self-confidence, fervour, and ability to reconcile/assimilate/appropriate over the bickering and weak conquers far and wide
brings incredible wealth and opportunity and direction into everywhere it touches
age of commerce(trade turns into wealth)
new trade with expansive conquered diversity of previous weak nations
innovation and appropriation
improvements on prior structures
age of affluence(money turns into culture)
reaping of the seeded rewards
incredible wealth from homogenising the fruits of the previous dystopia
agenda
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