Tiberius Syndrome

This post from about four years ago, was later dubbed by me as the Tiberius Syndrome.  It reflects a type of poor leadership that eventually destroyed the Roman Empire.

Why is it poor leadership?  A good leader should be the type of leader who puts the interest of others before self.  Now, this idea isn't new.  But it often gets twisted right back into the TS.  Hence, you have leaders who pretend to do what is good for all, yet serve primarily their own interests, as Tiberius did in ancient Rome.  The people are lucky if they get a leader who truly leads his people well.

Democracy isn't an answer for it.  What is?  The scary thing is that there may not be an answer.  Even the best run countries eventually fall prey to leaders who run their countries right into the ground.  Without the leadership, the people are doomed.

It may well be the case that western civilization has had a good run, but that run is coming to an end.

Unless a solution is found, things will get worse until it collapses.  It will be a lot like Rome, because it is afflicted with the same problem, and no solution has been found.

Rome had checks and balances.  Rome had elements of democracy.  Rome had a Republic.  It all failed.  History is merely repeating itself.  There is nothing new under the sun



The song is optimistic, but optimism doesn't last.