During the time of the downard spiral, and subsequent fall of the Roman Empire, several key factors led to the disintegration of the most influential political structure in human history at that time.
Overspending on war, governmental corruption, the loss of Judeo-Christian values, and the weakening of regions all led to the largest collapse of culture and accomplishment seen in human history.
The combination of losses from the economic decline and fall, cultural plummeting, and concentration on nonsensical priorities and frivolities, all were reasons that influence of the Roman Empire declined, and this teaches us (still) how to avoid the collapse of a great nation like ours.
However, in western civilization, and the United States itself, we continue to see this downward spiral, one knocking on the door of total downfall.
Neoconservative hawks want to increase foreign aid for military spending overseas.
Some on Capitol Hill can find it in themselves to vote for aid to Ukraine, but can't bring themselves to vote for much needed funds to secure our own pourous borders.
Furthermore, the embrace of ideologies corrutping the minds of our youth, the lack of embracing the nuclear family, and the promotion of demonic values into our culture, means Americans have a front row seat to our own collapse — daily; one punctuated by heightened political divisions, playing out in print and on air.
Americans hear notions that should instill fear over their values every day.
For example, abortion has gone from being an exception in dire times to the first choice when it comes to having a child — or not.
School systems are not just asked to teach about slavery but also about how students are somehow responsible and should feel guilty for those actions of hundreds of years ago by their ancestors.
In America, the left likes to say the right is hurting democracy.
Somehow, Republicans continue to get blamed for governing for the sake of the minority instead of the "benefit" of the majority.
We continue to see the Democratic Party and the progressive left do nothing but precisely that. They promote policies like unlimited abortion.
They advocate for higher taxes on the middle class, a re-distribute-the-wealth scheme rooted in the warped belief that only taxing the richest will level the socio-economic playing field.
The left unabashedly promotes critical race theory in any institution they can get their hands on. They are concurrently treating the ever-radical LGBTQ+ movement by accepting whatever that side might say as fact, and if disagreed with, opposing sides are then branded as bigoted.
It's past time to realize that if conservatives want to evade the fall of their great empire, they are the only ones who can save a great nation.
Seemingly, some elected Republicans fit within an establishment mold, and are trying to retain power. Thus, we are equally seemingly left with little to zero choices for 2022, and perhaps beyond.
The left has chosen to cower down to the secluded minority who inevitably want to destroy American culture.
The same side of the political aisle that wants to call our Founders racist bigots, cancel private citizens for their beliefs, and reform every identity that Americans have always aspired to achieve (and retain!) wants voters to believe that their side is the one who wants to save democracy.
That is utter nonsense.
The hope for American culture going forward, is to attribute losses to an opposition that wants to aid in the collapse of a our great empire.
Americans need to vote for Republicans in superior margins, then hold them accountable for change our country is so rightly desperate for, at this critical time in our history.
Kenneth David Cody III is a conservative writer and activist from Northeast Tennessee. He also serves as the Southern Regional Director for Republicans for National Renewal, and is chairman of the Cocke County GOP. Mr. Cody is also an Economics and English Teacher at Cosby High School. He has an M.A. in Teaching 6-12th Grade English, Tusculum University, and a B.A. in English Literature, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Read Kenny Cody's Reports — More Here.
© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.