When an empire collapses, it dies slowly. Unless it comes to an end through conquest, it deteriorates in a series of sudden jolts.
The Benefits of Economic Collapse
I first began to predict a major economic collapse back in 1999. Although I understood that it was at least fifteen years off and possibly more, I believed that it would be wise to begin to prepare for it then, as the actual date of collapse could not be predicted. (Better to be a few years early than even one day too late.)
For Every Action, There Is an Equal and Opposite Reaction
For Every Action, There Is an Equal and Opposite Reaction.
An article by: Jeff Thomas.