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Iranian state media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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[–] [S] 16 points 8 months ago (1 child)

"The dying serpent always bites". The roman empire went out like this too, overextending itself with a lot of imperialist wars, then devolving into internal strife and instability until it hollowed out and everyone left.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago

    Indeed, it does seem to be a consistent pattern throughout the ages. I imagine a big part of it is that the ruling class becomes increasingly disconnected from material reality, and they start making decisions based on how they think the world works rather than how it actually is.

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