Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Six signs of a fallen society

     "Sir Arnold Toynbee, in his famed analysis of the rise and fall of world civilizations, A Study of History, outlines six unmistakable evidences for the disintegration and collapse of a world civilization:
bulletCivilizations committing a "cultural suicide" and self-destructing;
bulletEscape from reality and retreat into thrill seeking;
bulletHave a sense of helplessness and powerlessness;
bulletFeel self-loathing and guilt;
bulletA prevalent sense of promiscuity;
bulletDisregard for morality and a pervasiveness of lawlessness

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