Will America ever have an Emperor ?
112944
Ever notice how angry some people are?  Right away, jump on Bush...any question, jump on Bush...using the same old tired lines...mouthing the rote party refrain...it's boringly dreary...heard they're angry old liberals reliving their younger years...one of them reminds me of this old perv that I've seen posting...and yes, there will be an emperor and I hope it's you.
956271
The U.S. is absolutely a declining empire.  It's a hard fact for most of us Americans to admit.  Most can't admit it at all.  But do a detailed comparison between decline of the Roman empire and the U.S. today (bread and circus, anyone?).  Or even the British empire and the U.S. today.\n\nAll countries and/or empires decline and fall.  It is a fact (and just a matter of time), although we may never live to see the end.
914464
Ah, the mythical NAU. Ain't gonna happen, wouldn't be prudent.\n\nAmerica is not going to saddle itself with a bunch of socialist freeloaders from the north, or uneducated socialist whiners from the south. Qui bono? Certainly not the US!
466349
ABSOLUTLY NOT.  One's loyalty to the USA should never be weighed against the native nation of the president.  Last thing we need is either a manchurian candidate, or a president who is second guessed because of their nationality.
625360
It can, but only if we first fire our corrupt-ass politicians who have defamed our nation for ages.\n\nHaving said that, we have to aim to catch up with Europe first & later on China, Japan and the USA. It's because we still don't have the massive manufacturing power that the latter three have at the moment. This whole process could easily take like 50 years or more.
772599
I was watching the history of the Roman Empire on (of course) the History Channel yesterday. And it basically was the story of one dysfunctional or corrupt or tyrannical Emperor after the other (and the power hungry women who loved them) and I got to thinking - why do we expect so much from our modern day politicians? Clearly the Roman emperors had (in a joint sense) every bad quality a person put in power could ever have - they often womanized, the often killed (some killed a lot), and they often took advantage. In short, they mostly just took advantage of their positions of power. They got the six-on-the-side-lovers, the special in-palace-running-water, and the right to exercise their natural and dominant tendencies to be in charge (I learned that Emperor Claudius had no such tendancies - he hid behind a curtain after Emperor Gaius was killed by his own guards and was then literally forced to be the new Emperor).\nSo here we are in this modern “civilized” society (my kids have a Sony Play Station) and we expect so much from our representatives. We demand their integrity and honesty. And we’re so outraged when they get caught playing Emperor. But why? On the basis of what? Has man’s morality really evolved all that much since the Roman Empire? Wasn’t it just a handful of decades ago that a guy maned Hitler tried to forcibly and violently take over the world? So our guys (and I live in America but your guys in other so called civilized nations should easily follow the paradigm) are suddenly going to change from historical trends and not only really CARE about the people, but care enough to focus on the people’s needs and not their own? What a joke. When politicians get caught taking bribes, smoking pot, killing someone (how many people do you know personally who die under mysterious circumstances?) or shacking up with their sixteen year old intern, it’s nothing but the HISTORICAL NORM. They’re just following suit. It’s only by the sheer fact that they’re no longer held above the law that they don’t OPENLY engage in the Roamesq things of the past. In fact when they do get caught they seen to find ways to use their positions to get out of trouble anyway. I wonder what would happen if a guy named Rocco Fabricchi the plumber from Brooklyn ran his beat up Toyota in to his neighbor’s fence and then said, “Oops I took some sleeping pills and don’t remember a thing.” What about if you ran your car off a bridge with your brother’s former secretary in side and left her to die? You do nothing for nine hours and they charge you with nothing but “leaving the scene of an accident”? Would they just charge you and me with “leaving the scene of an accident”? Or would you get at least a vehicular or negligent homicide charge? Well you get the picture. The new age politicians are doing just like the Roman Emperors - they’re just doing it quietly in the background with a nice custom made suit. We need o learn from human history and stop expecting so much.
329523
Absolutely not. If America was a fascist state, do you think you'd have the freedom to even ask such questions? While it is true that the president and many leaders are extremely right-wing, they are NOT dictators. The US doesn't even actually have a 'ruler.' The president does not have sole power. America is a country of supposed checks and balances. Whether or not you agree with the current path that our country is on, we still have many more freedoms and opportunities than any other country. You still have the right to speak your mind and vote.
344640
is there any hope for america????????????
407198
yes.  they don't need a monarch but they need a form of parliamentary government that will hold the prime minister (executive) more accountable to the legislature and provides for his dismissal.  the american model of an antagonistic presidency has only allowed it to grow into a criminal agency for the national elite and not a representative democracy.
638055
If you believe\nthat America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then\nlet's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in\nhistory has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee\nobserved that all great civilizations rise and fall and that "An\nautopsy of history would show that all great nations commit\nsuicide.'" "Here is how they do it," Lamb said:
659091
It slavery never happen America wouldn't exist today. They probably would be ruled by Indians or Mexican or something. The slightest thing can completely change History. And you know they would be in Africa.
519425
not all countries have a President so your question is moot.
550385
I don't think it's possible because people want what is no theirs. the U.S. is a prime example. They will keep taking until they have it all and someone is going to fight back.\nthat said we have Bush as a president and the U.S. will keep electing idiots.\nWeapons of mass destruction. HA!!  he just want the oil and people are dying for NOTHING!
966678
No will\nNo clout\nNo backbone\nNo respect\nNobody cares what europeans say or do.\n\nHey cd, America has been "the" empire for some years now. Did you just land on this planet ???
564532
Jesus Christ I hope not. One crooked, slimy bastard is enough. Last thing America needs is another crooked Bush!
204994
Personally, I think we need to take the power completely away from the people for a while.  America has become a bunch of idiots that take Jerry Springer as the norm, and the Simpsons as the ideal.  We need a good dictator for about 10 years to whip us into shape, then turn it back over to us again!
783267
Unfortunately, the Americans have the power to impose their way of life on the rest of the world, which is rather unpleasant if you are at the receiving end. The Europeans resent the fact that the US is the current bully in the schoolyard. History shows that there is always one dominating power which has the capacity to bully the rest of the world. However, these powers will eventually fall into corruption and decadence. See the history of the Roman empire as an example. When will it be the turn for the US to follow the same fate and which power will become the next bully?