Agree of Disagree? Fall of the Roman Empire

This was our warm-up for the Fall of Rome.  Post answers to Schoology... not here.

"Watch the Video:  http://youtu.be/neP1WLU2Bd0

While watching, listen! Then respond in Schoology to some of these questions:

1-What parallel is he making?  

2-Cite a fact that he gets wrong in the history part.

3-What is your opinion of his argument? Does he get it right on the whole?

4-What's his purpose in making the argument?

5-His argument is based on economy. What other comparisons can be made?

6-Why do people today feel making comparisons between the US and the Roman Empire is politically effective?
7-When else in US history have comparisons been made to the Fall of Rome?