The possible signs of a coming collapse are the same as the greatest strengths of Western civilization: democracy, capitalism, the generally peaceful linking of world economic systems, our amazing success in harnessing the powers of nature to the betterment of… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
“When you examine societies just as self-confident as ours that unraveled and were eventually swallowed by the jungle...you see that the balance between ecology… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
When there is pressure for leaders to respond to problems or crises, they often simply intensify their efforts in their particular defined sphere of… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
These strengths, and our civilization in general, have reached an apogee with the end of the apocalyptic threats of the Cold War and the… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
One of our great strength, world capitalism, is the most successful economic system possible, but has also become one of shorter and shorter cycles… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
The key strengths of civilizations are also their central weaknesses. You can see that from the fact that the golden ages of civilizations are… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
"Hypercoherence" is one of the most dangerous threats to the long-term survival of our civilization. Hypercoherence is the close efficient linkage of all parts… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
The possible signs of a coming collapse are the same as the greatest strengths of Western civilization: democracy, capitalism, the generally peaceful linking of… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
On the future of the U.S., or of Western civilization in general, I tend to be quite pessimistic. I would say that today I… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
No society can sustain unlimited growth - none ever has. History demonstrates that expectations of infinite growth lead to collapse. Unfortunately, millennia of evidence… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
Leaders may recognize that they are not addressing the real problems, but they rationalize their actions with the argument that they must first politically… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
With apologies to the green movement, "sustainability" is a myth. History and archaeology show that societies are always moving to the edge of crisis,… — Arthur Demarest Copy Share Image
