I'd say both are an absolute certainty.
As to competent leadership...we cannot guarantee that, which is why the nation will eventually perish like all other nations before our nation.
I am actually quite tolerant of the government. Like I said, I'm not even sure the American Revolution was justified. So, however anti-government my posts are perceived to be, I'm actually quite tolerant of government.
I agree we have to evolve. I don't think that means centralized management of procreation. I think that means that we should stop coddling the weak, and reinstate natural selection. Evolution happens through post-procreation selection, not through procreation management.
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