How long do we have?
How Long Do We Have?
>
> About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution
> in 1787, 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 earlier:
>
> "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
> permanent form of government."
>
> "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover
> they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury."
>
> "From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who
> promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that
> every democracy will finally collapse due to loose 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"
>
> "During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the
> following sequence:
>
> 1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
>
> 2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
>
> 3. from courage to liberty;
>
> 4. from liberty to abundance;
>
> 5. from abundance to complacency;
>
> 6. from complacency to apathy;
>
> 7. from apathy to dependence;
>
> 8. from dependence back into bondage"
>
> Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul,
> Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000
> Presidential election:
>
> Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29
>
> Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000
>
> Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million Republicans: 143
> million
>
> Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2
> Republicans: 2.1
>
> Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican
> won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great
> country. Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in
> government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government
> welfare..." Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the
> "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of
> democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already
> having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
>
> If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal
> invaders called illegal's and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the
> USA in fewer than five years.
>
>
> WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE,
> ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE
A friend e-mailed me this today, I thought it had some interesting
comments. Seems like we are failing economically, and morally.
Not to say the good in people is not still there. How long can
we last thou?
>
> About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution
> in 1787, 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 earlier:
>
> "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
> permanent form of government."
>
> "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover
> they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury."
>
> "From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who
> promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that
> every democracy will finally collapse due to loose 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"
>
> "During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the
> following sequence:
>
> 1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
>
> 2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
>
> 3. from courage to liberty;
>
> 4. from liberty to abundance;
>
> 5. from abundance to complacency;
>
> 6. from complacency to apathy;
>
> 7. from apathy to dependence;
>
> 8. from dependence back into bondage"
>
> Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul,
> Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000
> Presidential election:
>
> Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29
>
> Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000
>
> Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million Republicans: 143
> million
>
> Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2
> Republicans: 2.1
>
> Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican
> won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great
> country. Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in
> government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government
> welfare..." Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the
> "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of
> democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already
> having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
>
> If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal
> invaders called illegal's and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the
> USA in fewer than five years.
>
>
> WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE,
> ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE
A friend e-mailed me this today, I thought it had some interesting
comments. Seems like we are failing economically, and morally.
Not to say the good in people is not still there. How long can
we last thou?
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Been around before....but so what?
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
This is the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. The sad thing about it, you can see it coming.
I have always heard about this democracy countdown. It is interesting to see it in print. God help us, not that we deserve it.
How Long Do We Have?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, 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 earlier:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government."
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury."
"From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a di ctatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years"
"During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage"
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota , points out some in teresting facts concerning the 2000
Presidential election:
Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2
Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country.
Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..." Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyl er's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegal and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.0 -
Got this in an email from a friend and found it to be interesting.
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
This is the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. The sad thing about it, you can see it coming.
I have always heard about this democracy countdown. It is interesting to see it in print. God help us, not that we deserve it.
How Long Do We Have?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, 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 earlier:
'A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.'
'A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.'
'>From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose 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'
'During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage'
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota , points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:
Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29
Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million Republicans: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2 Republicans: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: 'In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country. Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare...' Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the 'complacency and apathy' phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the 'governmental dependency' phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegal's and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.
If you are in favor of this, then by all means, delete this message. If you are not, then pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom
WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE,
ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE0 -
How long do we have?
No matter what your politics are, this is an interesting read.
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HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution
in 1787, 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 earlier:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
permanent form of government." "A democracy will continue to exist up until
the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from
the public treasury."
"From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who
promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that
every democracy will finally collapse due to loose 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."
"During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the
following sequence:
1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
3. from courage to liberty;
4. from liberty to abundance;
5. from abundance to complacency;
6. from complacency to apathy;
7. from apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage"
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul,
Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000
Presidential election:
Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2
Bu sh: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was
mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country.
Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in
government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government
welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency
and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some
forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the
"governmental dependency" phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal
invaders called illegal's and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA
in fewer than five years.
Pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing
that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.0 -
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Subject: [StayinAlive] How long do we have?
This is the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. The sad
thing about it, you can see it coming. How Long Do We Have?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new
constitution in 1787, 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 earlier:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot
exist as a permanent form of government."
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that
voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public
treasury."
"From that moment on, the majority always vote for the
candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with
the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose
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"
"During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through
the following sequence:
1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
3. from courage to liberty;
4. from liberty to abundance;
5. from abundance to complacency;
6. from complacency to apathy;
7. from apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage"
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University
School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts
concerning the 2000 Presidential election:
Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2
Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory
Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this
great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living
in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government
welfare..." Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between
the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of
democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already
having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million
criminal invaders called illegal's and they vote, then we can say
goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.0 -
Good post, although I would put us more in the dependence phase. 0 -
Good post
I would say we are at #7 but have longer than 5 years. I would think at least 15 years. That is when China is going to be the biggest player on the planet and the Illegal Mexicans will be a fly in the ointment but nothing compared to 3 billion chinamen.0 -
interesting, it's H'a'mline university, not H'e'mline, that school was only a couple of miles away from mine. 0 -
good, but old. this has been around for a while. the independence to bondage theory is basic studies in most colleges. 0
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