i'm sure we can learn nothing from the fall of the roman empire

I am not a historian. I'm sure this is all very simplistic and reductive. BUT I got spicy this morning and searched "why did the Roman Empire fall?" And this pop-history listicle seems to have NOTHING WHATSOEVER to teach us in the present moment: History dot com: 8 reasons why Rome fell I'm sure reviewing these is an exercise in futility. Especially when there are no tottering empires on the map just now. Right? Right. 1. multiple military losses in a row Losing repeatedly against the same opponent is surely a different thing. So is losing every war/police action/incursion/"operation" since 1945. I'm not a military strategist or a historian, so I can assert with complete professional confidence that these things surely have nothing in common. By the way: is Hormuz open yet? 2. spending so much on war that the rich people flee and you don't have a source of underpaid labor because there are no more slaves Thank goodness we are spending only a reasonable amount on wars right now:…