He identified "Eight Stages of a Democracy", from beginning to end.
1. ------- to spiritual faith.
2. Spiritual faith to great courage.
3. Courage to liberty.
4. Liberty to abundance.
5. Abundance to complacency.
6. Complacency to apathy.
7. Apathy to dependence.
8. Dependence back to -------.
"A democracy 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 democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship".
Guess which stage America is?
#27 | Posted by oneironaut
You went off the rails at #6 - which should read - ABUNDANCE TO BOTTOMLESS GREED FOR THE SUPER RICH
#7 Super rich take everything
#8 Super rich brainwash morons to blame minorities
#9 Morons support fascism
Can you point to the part of the law where it states, illegally taking classified documents is forgiven if given back upon request?
#18 | Posted by lfthndthrds
If you are pulled over for speeding, should the cops treat you the same if you just hand over your license vs if you take off on a high speed chase?