It was fun while it lasted. From Michael Hudson at unz.com:
Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western Turkey and the Ionian shore of the Mediterranean. Croesus conquered Ephesus, Miletus and neighboring Greek-speaking realms, obtaining tribute and booty that made him one of the richest rulers of his time. But these victories and wealth led to arrogance and hubris. Croesus turned his eyes eastward, ambitious to conquer Persia, ruled by Cyrus the Great.
Having endowed the region’s cosmopolitan Temple of Delphi with substantial silver and gold, Croesus asked its Oracle whether he would be successful in the conquest that he had planned. The Pythia priestess answered: “If you go to war against Persia, you will destroy a great empire.”
Croesus therefore set out to attack Persia c. 547 BC. Marching eastward, he attacked Persia’s vassal-state Phrygia. Cyrus mounted a Special Military Operation to drive Croesus back, defeating Croesus’s army, capturing him and taking the opportunity to seize Lydia’s gold to introduce his own Persian gold coinage. So Croesus did indeed destroy a great empire, but it was his own.
They don’t have an empire but don’t forget Fwance impaling itself on the wall.
Time to bust out Dokken-Paris is Burning!
Rockin’ with Dokken, Breaking the Chains.
Buckle up, the decades of chaos and unrest that will bring order are just getting started.
The FEW on high at Maggot Mountain are going to shape a golden utopia out of their Play-Doh ball earth because muh money and der vaxxine vill keep you safe, Ja.
Honk, honk!
Empires get destroyed when Thirty Pence and the Bridge Too Far Stig Beal collapse.
Sad trombone is always so happy!
Like Honk L. Honkler, said rush headlong into Golden Days of opportunity.