Empires (Chap 3)

The fall of the Roman Empire and the Hun dynasty has me questioning our country (U.S.A) is ability to stay power in a world that resources, money and influence is becoming less affective-- in terms of U.S.A power. 

We have military power but how long would that last? Will our power decline and become like Europe-- a country who is still have some soft power because of their rich history, culture etc. and no real power. If history does repeat itself...then I think we as a nation might diffuse to smaller nations. For example, Texas earlier this year petitioned to secede from the U.S. and wanted to create their own government. Instead, United States said no. 

That is just an example how we as humans do change in response to power, wealth and what we may see is necessary for our rights. This chapter of Empires made me think about our "empire."