Headline : The State of our Civilization

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I listened with interest to a podcast between Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen on the role of sport in nation-building during which I was reminded of the book by Sir John Glubb “The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival”. Glubb researched the rise and fall of 13th civilisations going all the way back to the Assyrian Empire 859 BC. His research suggests a common pattern: each empire or civilisation lasts about 10 generations (200 to 300 years), and each can be divided into six precise ages.

Assuming that the Western World has been the dominant global “Empire” for the past 250 to 300 years, we can deduce that we are very likely in the last age of that empire – the age of decadence?

Here is how Glubb describes the age of decadence:-

“Wealth and power have led to petty and negative behaviours including narcissism, consumerism, materialism, nihilism, fanaticism, and high levels of frivolity. A celebrity culture worships athletes, actors and singers. The masses are distracted by entertainment and sporting events, abandon moral restraint, shirk duties, and insist on entitlements. The leaders believe they are impervious and will govern forever. This age also develops the welfare estate as imperial leaders generously build universities and hospitals, give grants to university students, support the young and poor, and extend citizenship to everyone.

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