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What causes society to break down?
Possible causes of a societal collapse include natural catastrophe, war, pestilence, famine, population decline, and mass migration. A collapsed society may revert to a more primitive state (Dark Ages), be absorbed into a stronger society, or completely disappear. Societal collapse is generally quick but rarely abrupt.
What caused collapse of Bronze Age?
Historian Robert Drews in his book The End of the Bronze Age has on his list of possible causes of the collapse the following: earthquakes, mass migrations, ironworking, drought, systems collapse, raiders and changes in warfare.
Is a total breakdown of society possible?
While a total breakdown of society may not ever come, we have seen society break down in the wake of many a major disaster. So the possibility of a collapse is always possible, even if only for a limited period of time. Get Free Backup Electricity — And Never Be Without Power!
What happened to the deal that held US society together?
Thirty years ago, the old deal that held US society together started to unwind, with social cohesion sacrificed to greed. Was it an inevitable process – or was it engineered by self-interested elites?
What is the unwinding of American life?
It as a period that I call the Unwinding. In one view, the Unwinding is just a return to the normal state of American life. By this deterministic analysis, the US has always been a wide-open, free-wheeling country, with a high tolerance for big winners and big losers as the price of equal opportunity in a dynamic society.
Many political figures of the time pointed to Jewish influence in entertainment and finance as the source of this degeneracy. This perspective helped fuel the rise of the Third Reich and its pogrom of the Jewish population. With history as our guide, it becomes clear that abolishing sexual norms contributes to social decay.