The two worst Roman emperors ruled hundreds of years before the fall: Caligula from 37 to 41 CE, Nero from 54 to 68 CE.

Not many people could name, or recognize the name of, any emperor from the last hundred years of the Western Roman Empire.

So I don't think Rome is a good analogue for the suggestion that the Trump era is going to kill the USA.

Sure. We had Nixon.

Most collapses start slow, and I tend to doubt this one is finished.

	▲	Waterluvian a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I expect things to actually get better by some measures for a little while as the U.S. liquidates its holdings of international political and socioeconomic influence. A sort of short-lived glut from voluntary cannibalization.
	▲	flossly a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There a quite popular narrative saying JFK's murder was a coup, and the US is still couped to this day (voting does not truly matter: the dark budget agencies make the policies anyway, those votes into office simple have to follow suit).