Historian Alexander Tytler's Cycle of Democracy and why ours cannot continue to exist
Where do you think America is in Tytler's Cycle? Somewhere between Apathy and Dependence or worse?
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/108530-a-democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government
Replies to: Historian Alexander Tytler's Cycle of Democracy and why ours cannot continue to exist
How can a democracy survive without borders?
Every Constitution in the world is based of the concept of citizens. If a country simply allows immigrants to enter freely and then vote in its elections… why not just have a world government? What could go wrong?
for sure they vote, what is stop them
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A much better book about why democracy can continue to exist if the people want it to
How much corruption does the author say we need to accept to continue a "democracy?"
Did you get a chance to watch the video posted a day or so ago about the "money primary" which is before the party primary, which in turn is before the main election?...and how it compares to the Hong Kong system in which .02% of the population picks the candidates, so the democracy is really not a choice, because regardless, the winner of the election will look out for the interest of the .02%.
When you consider that video you understand even more why Trump is painted as he is.
He did not need the money primary to win. Not that he didn't raise funds or have people with interest, but he did not need that primary in order to be a candidate, and therefore he was a threat to the system. Not to democracy as they would like you to believe, but to how the system is gamed prior to the vote of the citizens.
The Sheeple will now regurgitate all the "facts" they have found out about him and how terrible a person he is, even though I can't stand Trump as a person.
I know you guys would rather jettison democracy.
We have all seen lots of people ready to overthrow the system in the last few years. It's depressing how many of you have found a way to oppose democracy.
You'd be perfectly happy getting rid of all trappings of democracy. We get it.
Obviously you "know" some very incorrect things. I would like to have a democratic republic.
I would not jettison it. And, I would not pretend it has not been, and will never be jettisoned. Pretending is anathema to democracy. I would rather acknowledge reality.
You know it cannot be maintained forever. So, I wonder why you want others to believe it can be maintained forever? Perhaps, because you are one of the Tweeds.
I took Ned's post to mean we don't really have democracy now, more like an illusion of democracy.
And I agree with him.
I would agree with that.
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Making you a nutjob like Ned.
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You must be a Tweedist.
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We're a Republic. Fuck Democracy. In a democracy, the rule of majority over people prevails...
... whereas in the case of the Republic the rule of law prevails.
In a democracy, minority rights are overridden by the majority. Conversely, Republic system protects the rights of minority groups or an individual.
The Democratic system gets finance through illegitimate taxes, fees, fines and licenses. Unlike a Republic, where legitimate taxes and fees are the rule of finance.
Democracy amounts to mobocracy which is not in the case of the Republic.
How very sad.
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You have been misinformed.
We are a democratic republic.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_republic
NOPE!...
You missed the point.
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It was observed 100 years ago that without slavery, Democracy is doomed...
Alistair Cook did a month-long feature on PBS back in the 70s.