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Though Bowes falls short of saying so herself, I think the moral of the story is this: A resourceful people can endure a great deal before they throw in the towel, but a thriving civilization depends on what the Roman Empire ultimately forfeited: peace, freedom, property rights, and the rule of law.
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A thing that we should remind ourselves about the barbarian invasion: Rome didn't lack the military power to stop it, it lacked the political will.
The culture had become highly fractured politically, demographically, culturally, etc. Everyone simply gave up on the existing order.
Its easy to see how those same things are being repeated now.
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we're working hard to rid ourselves of those things aren't we?
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peace, freedom, property rights, and the rule of law?
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yes
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Yeah, I’m afraid so!
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Amaaazing, we're back to thinking about Rome!