The Never-Ending Fall of Rome
Update: 2025-01-15
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Rome fell, because of... divorce. Or was it immigration? Maybe moral decay. IDEAS producer Matthew Lazin-Ryder explores the political history of 'the fall of Rome' — a hole in time where politicians, activists, and intellectuals can dump any modern anxiety they wish. *This episode originally aired on Jan. 11, 2024.
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The Romans collected taxes & slaves from the people they conquered. American colonists exploited slave labor. The US & Europe still exploit Africa & all other non-European people. They do not tax but instead lend, use cheap labor & exploit natural resources. These conquered countries become indebted, pay interest, and give up ownership of their land, mineral wealth, and send cheap laborers to the US. All residents of the US benefit from this system, some much more than others.All of us.
Empires are won and lost by militarism and exploitation. The first thing the colonists did on the way to founding the US was to fight a war against England over taxes. They realized they were being exploited. They in turn became the exploiters. First over the native population. They were enslaved and their lands were confiscated. Then Mexico. Then expansion into the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. This is what Rome did. The party ends when the costs of exploitation exceed the gains.