Those whom the gods would destroy they first make nude and stupid

I either read something or watched a video clip recently that showed how the Roman Empire in its dying years went through the same kind of stuff that we see happening in the United States of America today.  The over-emphasis on sex, the LGBTxyz stuff gone wild,  the wars everywhere, the over-extension of the protection racket (client states where US military forces are stationed) .... these were exactly the same kind of things going on in Rome.  Rome also had their reality shows, remember?