On the Fact that (According to Sir John Glubb's Classic Essay, "The Fate of Empires") the Average Lifespan of an Empire Is 250 Years, with the Last Stage Before the Ultimate Collapse Generally Being the "Age of Intellectuals" (Glubb Probably Should Have Called it, the Age of So-Called Intellectuals, but Whatever)

So, kind of what America is going through right now, in other words (the fact that we currently have all sorts of buffonish egg-heads trying to convince us of one ludicrous notion after another pertaining to gender, culture, etc. with the resultant aftermath clearly being one of less social cohesion). Just great...……………………………………………………………………….P.S. Just to flush it out a little more here, some of the signs of social collapse that Glubb articulates are civil dissension, political hatreds, an influx of foreigners, materialism, pessimism, frivolity, an expanding welfare state, and a weakening of religion...……...and, yes, they all sound pretty familiar, too, huh?