> my Latin teacher told me that America was declining and falling just like Rome, and that was back in 1995 > No, America is not collapsing A collapse is diff

> my Latin teacher told me that America was declining and falling just like Rome, and that was back in 1995 > No, America is not collapsing A collapse is different than a protracted decline and fall. Historians could make a lot of similar points about Rome still being a successful superpower in the 3rd, 4th or even 5th century AD.