Will our democracy last for another 50 years, or will it fail and be replaced by a dictator or oligarchy? (Page 2)

KelleyNice · 2022-07-03T15:06:26Z

Although the United States is not a true democracy where simple majority rules, we are a republic with a strong lean towards democracy. From a historical perspective the average lifespan of a democracy is between 200 and 250 years. Since the Declaration of Independence 1776, the United States is getting “old”… 246 years this July 4th, 2022. In 1787 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish History Professor at the University of Edinburgh, said this about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2000 years earlier: “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 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.” Typically the life-cycle of a democracy is as follows: 1. From bondage to spiritual faith 2. From spiritual faith to great courage 3. From courage to liberty 4. From liberty to abundance 5. From abundance to complacency 6. From complacency to apathy 7. From apathy to dependence 8. From dependence back into bondage The question is, where do you think we are on this life-cycle?

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Nope I'm not even confident humans will last 50 years. But I digress. I wager theocracy

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Democracy will probably last, it's keeping the population calm and happy. However, we will probably start seeing wealth division more. People having personal maids, butlers, etc.

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I doubt it will ever fall properly. The US is too big to fall. Too many world powers are dependent on the US to let it fall.

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Spiritual faith breeds apathy.
“God will make things right.”

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It has already failed

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The US is already an oligarchy.

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I would argue it’s an oligarchy now

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You've got a republic, if you can keep it.

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George Washington Is hot

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we are in either stage 5 or 6

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No, we will fail long before that.

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We are at 7

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*checks crystal ball*

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Complicated to decide

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i hope it lasts

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too late

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