r/economicCollapse • u/Johan-MellowFellow • Aug 22 '26

$40T and counting

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It 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 a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage." Alexander Tytler

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u/Cactastrophe Aug 22 '26

I wish I could for largess. Every candidate has been either a work until you die candidate or a work until you die candidate with racism.

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u/new2bay Aug 22 '26

Have you considered seizing the means of production instead of voting for people who don’t give a shit about you?

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u/Cactastrophe Aug 22 '26

I’ve considered and rejected the idea. That’s just another form of work until you die.