Empires in decline usually leave behind recurring signs before they fade away.
- Their art becomes impoverished.
- The gap between rich and poor widens.
- Trust in institutions gradually erodes.
- And reason vanishes from everyday life.
Yet, another trend stands out, concerning sexual behavior. As empires decline, historical studies show they often reach a state of intense sexual obsession and degeneration. Although historians have not reached a consensus on why this happens, many observe that the phenomenon is closely linked to the accumulation of wealth and affluence among the so-called “imperial elites.”
Recently, shocking revelations regarding the West’s predatory ruling class have come to light with the release of the Epstein files. However, today’s Western “empire” is not the first to decline under the sway of depraved “elites.” History shows that the ultra-wealthy within empires tend to engage in sexual behaviors far more shocking and extreme than what one might term mere “sexual liberation.” While many empires have fallen in such a manner—such as the Chinese, the Ottoman, and others—the most famous example is the Roman Empire, where numerous emperors were notorious for dramatically pushing the boundaries regarding sex, gender, and taboo sexual behaviors. Emperor Tiberius, for instance, allegedly raped children and orchestrated orgies involving them on the island of Capri, while Caligula reportedly engaged in every conceivable excess and forced the wives of senators into prostitution. Nero castrated and “married” a young boy—whom he compelled to dress in women’s clothing to resemble his late wife—and also staged public rapes and engaged in acts of necrophilia.
Historians and anthropologists, such as J.D. Unwin and Sir John Glubb, point out that when an empire experiences prolonged economic prosperity, its upper classes gradually cultivate selfishness and hedonism. As elites adopt behaviors that prioritize pleasure and individualism over civic duty and family ties, an obsession with sex tends to filter down and permeate the rest of society. Furthermore, elite behaviors—increasingly normalizing taboo conduct, hyper-sexualization, and the pornification of culture—eventually influence urban populations, contributing to low birth rates and the breakdown of the family across all social classes.
This mechanism of “trickling down” operates in several ways.
- First, the lower strata emulate the models set by the powerful, viewing them as signs of superiority and freedom.
- Second, elite-controlled media and culture reproduce and idealize these behaviors, presenting them as modern, progressive, and liberating.
- Third, institutions—judicial, political, and educational—that ought to serve as safeguards are gradually weakened, as the very individuals staffing them participate in or tolerate the same transgressions.
In this way, what begins as the private perversion of a small group transforms into a dominant cultural trend, redefining what is considered normal, acceptable, or even desirable. Thus, elite corruption does not remain confined to the elites themselves; it becomes the model that shapes the collective imagination and behavior of society as a whole.
There appear to be multiple variables contributing to the hyper-sexualization and boundary-crossing behavior of the elites. To begin with, they are wealthy and bored. Elites can afford anything and lack nothing. Consequently, there is nothing driving them forward.
Because they focus on pleasure and material wealth, they experience a spiritual void that they attempt to fill by seeking thrills and pushing the boundaries of acceptable social behavior. Since their elite peers are similarly wealthy and bored, their sociocultural environment fosters the twisted notion that anything goes. This is why the elite are able to actually engage in acts usually depicted only in horror movies. No one exposes them, simply because it is not in their interest to do so.
The psychological reasons behind transgressing boundaries run deeper than a mere quest for pleasure. Once all material needs are met, the brain seeks increasingly intense stimuli to feel alive; this explains the gradual shift from simple enjoyment to perversion and danger.
Transgressing boundaries serves as a mechanism for asserting power: the individual proves to themselves and others that the rules do not apply to them. This fosters a psychological need for secrecy and complicity, forging bonds within the elite and acting as an initiation ritual.
Repeated transgression leads to desensitization, requiring increasingly extreme acts to achieve the same effect. Ultimately, the absence of consequences reinforces the belief that the individual stands above moral law, fueling a vicious cycle of depersonalization and alienation from the rest of humanity.
Elites also push the boundaries of sexuality because, when sex is divorced from emotional connection and reproduction, the focus shifts either to individual pleasure or to the exploration of power. This is why sex and sexual blackmail are so frequently used as mechanisms of bribery and control.
Elites know that trauma and shame are powerful tools. Sex is not only inherently vulnerable but also triggers primal urges linked to dominance and submission. Since sex is a social act, it also inherently involves power dynamics and imbalances, regardless of whether or not they are explicitly expressed.
This is why declining empires tend to be associated not only with a rise in perversion of all kinds but also, certainly, with homosexuality.
Elites also appear to practice religions different from those familiar to us “ordinary goyim.” This provides them with a psychological justification to act with impunity and to shed any sense of guilt or accountability.
These religions seem to teach philosophies that prioritize individual will over the collective and also encourage the transgression of moral boundaries.
If we examine our own sexual behavior among the “lower class of goyim,” we can observe some interesting trends. For instance, there is a notable shift among Gen Z toward voluntary abstinence, asceticism, semen retention, and celibacy.
In contrast to the “hookup” or “sex-positive” dating culture of Millennials, proponents of these modern trends argue that dating culture has become hyper-sexualized.
What matters, of course, is understanding that the human being is a composite of organic functions all striving toward ideal harmony; fixating on a single function stalls evolution—if it does not actually degrade one’s existence.
Thus, in a harmonious world, societies ought to put a stop to excessive wealth accumulation, the creation of moneyed elites, and the evasion of accountability. Today, it appears that the Western empire is in a state of slow, steady decline.
