tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post2521258603965814529..comments2024-03-27T23:59:49.801+00:00Comments on Stoat: Formerly we suffered from crimes, now we suffer from lawsWilliam M. Connolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-67544414606245831902018-05-07T20:43:57.141+00:002018-05-07T20:43:57.141+00:00> looking for an image
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htt...> looking for an image<br /><br />Did you page down?<br /><br />https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcHYLFCX0AEnx7U.jpgHank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-19797130885441309612018-05-06T21:21:41.138+00:002018-05-06T21:21:41.138+00:00My eevil sekrit plan is to import lotsa very relig...My eevil sekrit plan is to import lotsa very religious African fertile women into Europe. The sort of people who are very much against abortion. Combine that with the propensity of males to put their unprotected dick into the birth channel of females, and ejaculate, you see where this will proceed to, <i>n'est-ce pas'</i>?wereatheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023808397322064245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-34410070723443281562018-05-06T20:42:19.729+00:002018-05-06T20:42:19.729+00:00But this took quite some time after Tacitus' e...But this took quite some time after Tacitus' era (who liked the Germans, as counter-example to what was wrong with Rome).<br />Rome even had a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Arab" rel="nofollow">Syrian Arab</a> emperor.<br />wereatheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023808397322064245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-81333175109534109502018-05-06T07:01:02.377+00:002018-05-06T07:01:02.377+00:00Rome had to accept whole units from the "Germ...Rome had to accept whole units from the "Germans" who became less and less subservient to Rome. David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914145623997712113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-57674762086950838442018-05-04T10:58:14.237+00:002018-05-04T10:58:14.237+00:00If there's a moral in Tacitus about that, it i...If there's a moral in Tacitus about that, it is that changing the law won't work. You need to address the underlying reasons why people don't want children. Or, alternatively, don't, and accept population decline and being swamped by "the masses" whoever they might be.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-17846968523732134472018-05-04T10:48:51.060+00:002018-05-04T10:48:51.060+00:00Could have some relevance for the next century. Po...Could have some relevance for the next century. Population projections based on current demographic trends suggest the working-age population of China will rapidly decline from 2030 and be about 30-50% of current levels by 2100. Similar story in Japan.<br /><br />Most of Europe is expected to have working-age populations smaller than they were immediately after WW2. Only the UK, France and Scandinavian countries are bucking that trend.PaulSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-18016591604172532212018-05-04T10:18:20.333+00:002018-05-04T10:18:20.333+00:00I thought the reason for the Roman regulations aga...I thought the reason for the Roman regulations against celibacy were the same as the reasons for the recent Italian campaign for more babies by offering bonuses to new mothers.<br /><br />A shortage of taxable future citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-38348880485194419802018-05-04T08:59:02.899+00:002018-05-04T08:59:02.899+00:00Hank: I was looking for an image to decorate this ...Hank: I was looking for an image to decorate this post, but I don't think that's it :-)<br /><br />David: you mean the childlessness? I think the context makes that unlikely. Shortage of soldiers doesn't get much mention that I recall. Poor quality leadership, unreliability of military and political commanders gets more mention.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-60845024593034062552018-05-04T04:30:24.814+00:002018-05-04T04:30:24.814+00:00I read it as indicating that Rome was already runn...I read it as indicating that Rome was already running short of soldiers. That problem would only grow worse, facilitating the end of the western portion of their empire. David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914145623997712113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-77108123194778335602018-05-04T01:20:26.762+00:002018-05-04T01:20:26.762+00:00https://twitter.com/tinyredbook/status/99120988592...https://twitter.com/tinyredbook/status/991209885923766273Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.com