Oct 27 2008
How will Society/Civilization Fall this Time?
If you go by popular literature and entertainment, civilization will be done in by nuclear war. I do not see that being the case.
As with some civilizations of the past, I believe today’s civilizations will be done in by immorality and despotism. With the breakdown of society, anarchy will prevail, disease will be rampant, and resources to survive will be almost non-existent.
The immorality is already here due to the rampant relativism, materialism, and liberalism. You cannot turn on the TV, go to the movies, and not even go shopping without seeing the weeds from the seeds of immorality.
Despotism is coming in the guise liberal socialism which is, in reality, resurgent Marxist socialism. The latest example is what is happening in Venezuela and other South American countries with Chavez and his allies. Even here, socialism is making headway, mainly in the form of Judicial Activism, and it may only be a matter of time before it completely takes over.
Immorality and Despotism will eventually lead to anarchy either by the total breakdown of all norms or through rebellion against authority. In either case, the consequences could be devastating.
With the breakdown of the civilization, infrastructure will be disrupted at a minimum and may even be destroyed. This means food, clothing , and other staples of survival which most have no idea of how to obtain other than through commercial means (i.e grocery stores).
In addition, with the breakdown of the infrastructure, diseases that are easily treated could go unchecked and those diseases that have been practically wiped out could, and most like will, reemerge. Not only that, what if disease like the plague, or ebola would be unleashed in an urban area? The black plague in the middle ages would look like the common cold to that.
No, I am afraid, civilization will not go out with a bang, but with a whimper and a slow, painful death if nothing is done.
One Response to “How will Society/Civilization Fall this Time?”
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# elmwoodon 02 Nov 2008 at 12:40 am
it’s worrisome that we are so estranged from the natural order. we would likely starve to death if not for mega-farms and mega-chains. look at how much of our food is grown in a different continent? we’re definitively over dependant on our global economy. the more interdependant we are, the more likely we will not be able to recover from a global economic downturn.
