If you've kept up with the news lately, you probably saw how the Greek government is in hot water from overspending and overexpanding the government. There are a lot of government employees and lots of very high taxes. Of course, Greece will rise again when they get their national debt under control and restore a better balance between the public and private sector. But hasn't something like this happened before?
Something similar did happen back in the days when the Romans occupied Greece. The Romans were highly respectful as they had admired the Greeks, so the occupation wasn't entirely unpleasant. Still, the Roman occupation created a situation in which the Greeks had time to turn their energies to art, philosophy, music, and leisure time. It became a very egalitarian society and women were raised up to equal parity with men....and women decide to stop having babies.
Many observers of the time admired women for their independence and contributions to the arts, theater and civic life, but started worrying that fewer and fewer children meant the eventual fall of Greek civilization. Eventually, most of the ancient Greeks disappeared and the remaining ones bred with barbarian tribes. Equality is great, but doesn't help if a society disappears.
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