Do you really feel that the USA is one of histories greatest empires?
I am really talking about all advanced countries in a position of power.
We are brilliant in most areas not infected by politics . We are in the dark ages of politics and education IMHO.
It is only a few of us that have the extremely brilliant capabilities to create such brilliant achievements the rest of us go along for the merry ride and the occasional blow job
Will the humanities go forward at top speed or decline as civilizations have done throughout history
It will depend on the creative brilliance, or lack of same , shown by our leaders
My point exactly. Few lawyers are truly brilliant IMHO and fuck even if they are, they know how to lawyer they know nothing of science, societies, human behavior etcOddly enough if you look at the majority of politicians, you see the largest majority of them come from legal backgrounds.
I saw a documentary on the truly brilliant
They can calculate PI faster than a computer ( amazingly, they do it by seeing colors in their head not by calculating the actual numbers ) while at the same time compose a complex musical score
A lawyer leading the human race to its future !