Second-wave empires

Chapter 3

Do you think that these second-wave empires hold “lessons” for the present, or are contemporary circumstances sufficiently unique as to render the distant past irrelevant?

I absolutely think that these second-wave empires hold “lessons” for the present. If we think about it and compare, there are great similarities between the now and then except that in today’s society corruption tends to be “hidden” more, or so they think. It is clearly shown through the centuries that military strategies and brutal leaders do not last very long—eventually collapsing. Nevertheless, an important lesson to take into consideration is that democracies tended to have less corruption than dictatorship. Moreover, another important lesson is that the unity of the people leads to a better and stronger country.