Yes, language evolves, but the English language is in danger of becoming so corrupt, that we will not be able to effectively communicate with one another.
We were / are at the verge of doing nothing meaningful in society, and just perpetually fighting with one another, over meaningless nonsense.
A similar thing happened with Latin (Elite and Vulgar), which very much contributed to the decline and eventual collapse of the greatest Western Civilisation that ever existed. The common people could no longer effectively communicate with the ruling elite class.
"The greatest Western Civilisation that ever existed"? Ok. I mean, they took most of their "achievements" from people they conquered, they couldn't properly manage their economy at the best of times, most of their people were either impoverished or enslaved, they were responsible for genocide and countless atrocities, and they relied on slavery to get anything (seriously, ANYTHING) done, but ok. If you think brutality is better than space travel, then I can see why you would think that. Go cry about Rome, I'm going to read the latest on the Curiosity.
You have been reading too many fanciful history books and literature.
Remember who wrote much of this so-called history. These were the religious people (followers of Jesus of Nazareth) who were the enemies of the Roman Empire, and who were largely responsible for the corruption, decline and fall of the Empire. This does not mean that corruption did not exist, prior to these events, among the Roman elite, but it did become far more corrupt, and much of the civilized knowledge and technology was lost.
What the Romans actually did, was to spread civilisation. They avoided conflict whenever possible, preferring a negotiated solution instead. When they decided to expand their territory (adding a new province), they almost always walked in, without hardly a fight, because most people saw the Roman system, by far, much more superior to their, usually, feudal societies.
In fact, it can be argued that, our current Western civilisation, is an extension of the Roman Empire, since our laws are mostly based on Roman Law, and our systems of Government, are largely based on the Roman System as well.
Slavery, in the Roman Empire, was not at all like the more recent, brutal, segregated form of slavery. Slaves lived in the Villa (house), and were treated as part of the family. Almost all, would become free, and many also achieved plebian status, with some even serving in government.
Also agriculture.
By the way, some of the Roman aqueducts, bridges and roads, are still in use today, thousands of years later. Why does much of our infrastructure fall apart in only 15 to 30 years?
This is exactly why the Romans kept a large, powerful, standing Army, much like we do today.
I'm not saying that the Roman system was perfect, but it was a vast improvement.
It's obvious that prior to this revolt, the Romans had negotiated with the Iceri, keeping their feudal structure in place, which was a common practice in many places of the Empire (dual system of governance).
What happened was the Iceri and others became greedy. They expected all the trappings of Roman Civilisation, too quickly. They did not understand that you don't build Londinium in a day.
But the Iceri, instead of contributing to building a better society, only destroyed much of it.
Which side was correct? Neither. The Roman Governor was greedy and corrupt, and this led to the revolt.
Obviously, in the aftermath of this event, someone sat down, and examined the causes of the revolt, and took steps and measures to prevent it from happening again, because 200 years of peace and prosperity followed this event.
The modern equivalent of this revolt, is Afghanistan. Is our system perfect? Not by any stretch of the imagination. We are greedy and corrupt. But we try to bring civilisation to some backwards people, and they try to destroy it.
I don't think either side has a realistic plan.
Why are mental health professionals so easy to fool?
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Yes, language evolves, but the English language is in danger of becoming so corrupt, that we will not be able to effectively communicate with one another.
We were / are at the verge of doing nothing meaningful in society, and just perpetually fighting with one another, over meaningless nonsense.
A similar thing happened with Latin (Elite and Vulgar), which very much contributed to the decline and eventual collapse of the greatest Western Civilisation that ever existed. The common people could no longer effectively communicate with the ruling elite class.
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"The greatest Western Civilisation that ever existed"? Ok. I mean, they took most of their "achievements" from people they conquered, they couldn't properly manage their economy at the best of times, most of their people were either impoverished or enslaved, they were responsible for genocide and countless atrocities, and they relied on slavery to get anything (seriously, ANYTHING) done, but ok. If you think brutality is better than space travel, then I can see why you would think that. Go cry about Rome, I'm going to read the latest on the Curiosity.
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You have been reading too many fanciful history books and literature.
Remember who wrote much of this so-called history. These were the religious people (followers of Jesus of Nazareth) who were the enemies of the Roman Empire, and who were largely responsible for the corruption, decline and fall of the Empire. This does not mean that corruption did not exist, prior to these events, among the Roman elite, but it did become far more corrupt, and much of the civilized knowledge and technology was lost.
What the Romans actually did, was to spread civilisation. They avoided conflict whenever possible, preferring a negotiated solution instead. When they decided to expand their territory (adding a new province), they almost always walked in, without hardly a fight, because most people saw the Roman system, by far, much more superior to their, usually, feudal societies.
In fact, it can be argued that, our current Western civilisation, is an extension of the Roman Empire, since our laws are mostly based on Roman Law, and our systems of Government, are largely based on the Roman System as well.
Slavery, in the Roman Empire, was not at all like the more recent, brutal, segregated form of slavery. Slaves lived in the Villa (house), and were treated as part of the family. Almost all, would become free, and many also achieved plebian status, with some even serving in government.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso&sns=em
http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/xko192_what-the-romans-did-for-us-life-of-luxury-ep-1_shortfilms
Also agriculture.
By the way, some of the Roman aqueducts, bridges and roads, are still in use today, thousands of years later. Why does much of our infrastructure fall apart in only 15 to 30 years?
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Revolting.
This is exactly why the Romans kept a large, powerful, standing Army, much like we do today.
I'm not saying that the Roman system was perfect, but it was a vast improvement.
It's obvious that prior to this revolt, the Romans had negotiated with the Iceri, keeping their feudal structure in place, which was a common practice in many places of the Empire (dual system of governance).
What happened was the Iceri and others became greedy. They expected all the trappings of Roman Civilisation, too quickly. They did not understand that you don't build Londinium in a day.
But the Iceri, instead of contributing to building a better society, only destroyed much of it.
Which side was correct? Neither. The Roman Governor was greedy and corrupt, and this led to the revolt.
Obviously, in the aftermath of this event, someone sat down, and examined the causes of the revolt, and took steps and measures to prevent it from happening again, because 200 years of peace and prosperity followed this event.
The modern equivalent of this revolt, is Afghanistan. Is our system perfect? Not by any stretch of the imagination. We are greedy and corrupt. But we try to bring civilisation to some backwards people, and they try to destroy it.
I don't think either side has a realistic plan.
You're kind of an idiot, aren't you?