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Constitutional Republic v Democracy | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80306257 United States07/12/2021 07:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | By definition, half the population is of below average intelligence. Democracy? Here's democracy: “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” Alexander Fraser Tytler |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79725442 United States07/12/2021 07:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | By definition, half the population is of below average intelligence. Democracy? Here's democracy: “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” Alexander Fraser Tytler 51% can take away the rights of everyone else It was bad before but damn common core and social media churned out amoral zombies |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80306257 United States07/12/2021 07:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | By definition, half the population is of below average intelligence. Democracy? Here's democracy: “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” Alexander Fraser Tytler 51% can take away the rights of everyone else It was bad before but damn common core and social media churned out amoral zombies Democracy: Two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. |
