June 22, 2003
Mayans
Got this from a Corner Posting by John J. Miller. It's a snippet of an article (not online) that compares the fall of Mayan civilization and ours:
"We do indeed differ from the Maya, but not in ways we might like: we have a much larger population, we have more potent destructive technology, and we face the risk of a worldwide rather than a local decline." What's more, we have "Enron" (mentioned twice in this survey of Mayan history) and "advocates of tax cuts for the rich."
John Miller comments: I'm not going to be so hubristic as to say our own civilization won't ever crumble, but I'm willing to bet that lowering marginal rates won't ever be the cause. This is hysterical leftism at its finest--or worst, I should say.
Posted by Ithildin at June 22, 2003 11:13 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE