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Old 03-10-2014, 04:02 PM
 
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Originally Posted by tijlover View Post
I read it one time, somewhere: it takes 100 years to build up a civilization, and one day to destroy it!

A very fragile entity for sure!
All it takes is an asteroid or a few nukes. A hurricane may cause catastrophic damage in Miami Beach. New Orleans was gone in one day.

Sometimes PREVENTION is all it takes. We are on a collision course in more than one way. The glaciers are melting for real.
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Old 03-10-2014, 04:45 PM
 
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I think it would be handy to have a rating for different civilizations:

Nowadays, civilization ratings include cell phones and computers per capita.

At most you may compare America to Rome, a corrupt republic. Greece had philosophers and democracy. The UK affords universal healthcare for all. We could establish a rating. I give 7 to the UK and 3 to America. Of course, Norway gets a 9 (we want room for improvement).

(The SUVs and Gated Communities lower the ratings of America)

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