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A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage.
originally posted by: Ziath
Hitting the nail on the head.
Maybe someday we can all stick with liberty and abundance. lol
Never be complacent
a reply to: mikefougnie
From dependence back into bondage.
originally posted by: mikefougnie
You can look up more about this all over the internet, but here are some quotes from him. The first quote will explain why this chain of events takes place. The second will explain the stages.
A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage.
I believe that the people of the US are somewhere between apathy and dependence, and if this does not reverse they are in danger of heading back into bondage.
originally posted by: happykat39
a reply to: SubTruth
You are right about the United States being a republic. The best definition of a democracy I have heard is that it is rule by the majority regardless of right or wrong; in other words "mob rule".
believe that the people of the US are somewhere between apathy and dependence, and if this does not reverse they are in danger of heading back into bondage.