Everyone knows why the Roman Empire fell. It became "decadent," meaning weak and immoral. The Romans were so busy at their orgies (often with their siblings), throwing Christians to the lions, poisoning their spouses, parents, and children, and eating exotic parts of animals (like hummingbird tongues), in between visits to the vomitorium so they could eat more, that they didn't notice all the Germans gathering on the frontiers. Then the ruthless pagan Germans rode in, trampled under their horses' hooves the few poor debauched legionnaires who remained, still foolishly fighting on foot, sacked Rome, destroyed civilization, overthrew the last emperor in 476, and ushered in the Dark Ages, from which Europe only emerged with the Renaissance, a thousand years later, when gunpowder finally could defeat mounted warriors. As the columnist Joseph Sobran wrote recently: Christianity built a new civilization on the "ruins" of the old.
One day a similar tale will be written about the great cities of Territory Omega. The colony has become decadent, weak and immoral. Our empress, called Vice President is so busy with her orgies (often of unnatural partnerships), throwing Klingons to the Anticans, not quite lions but Dogs of War nonetheless, and eating exotic parts of animals. Opening a restaurant in the sky aboard Governor's Station in the mythical land of Oz. The colony not only did not notice the Klingons at their door but invited them into their frontiers. Marcus Dinn warned them. No one listened.
The Klingons will ride into the city, sack Omega Prime, destroy this once great civilization and kill the last Empress. A dark age will come to the colony. The Klingon Connection will be built a new civilization on the "ruins" of the old.
Posted by:
Christine T'Nley
Omega News Network
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