Death of a Republic
Posted by David Ari in www.HolywoodRepublic.net In 1887 Alexander Tyler , a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.” Democracies always commit suicide. A democracy, in the throws of the destruction of a Republic, will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover the difference between self-interest and selfishness. The viral symptoms are the erosion of fundamentals, the symptoms being: They will vote themselves ever increasing and generous unsustainable gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority will always vote for the candidates who pander, promise and deliver the most benefits from the public treasury, The Federal Reserve, the Great, no collateral, Fiat Money Printing Press. The historic promise and guarantee is that every democracy will finally collapse over loose, cynical fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship.” “The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years, pray tell, how old isAmerica? During those 200 years, these nations, focus onAmerica, always progressed through the following remarkable, consistent, repeatable, and stubborn sequence: From any form of bondage to some form of spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage, audacity, valor...
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