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The seven stages a country goes through
November 24, 2020, 04:54 PM
383strokerThe seven stages a country goes through
It's been a while but there was once a thread about the seven stages a country goes through. I remember there was even a member that had the stages in the signature line. the final three if I remember right were dependency, apathy then tyranny. Does anyone know the full seven?
November 24, 2020, 05:12 PM
GarandGuy1. The age of outburst (or pioneers).
2. The age of conquests.
3. The age of commerce.
4. The age of affluence.
5. The age of intellect.
6. The age of decadence.
7. The age of decline and collapse.
https://www.ucg.org/the-good-n...ns-for-america-today
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November 24, 2020, 05:30 PM
tatortoddThe OP is thinking about Scottish economist Alexander Tytler, who, in 1787, was reported to have commented on the then-new American Republic as follows:
quote:
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 votes 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 has been about 200 years. These nations always progressed through this sequence:
From Bondage to Moral Certitude;
from Moral Certitude to Great Courage;
from Great Courage to Liberty;
from Liberty to Abundance;
from Abundance to Selfishness;
from Selfishness to Complacency;
from Complacency to Apathy;
from Apathy to Dependency;
from Dependency to Bondage.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. November 24, 2020, 07:54 PM
flashguyI'll go along with Claire Wolfe: “America is at that awkward stage; it's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.”
IMO, we're getting closer and closer to the latter stage.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth November 25, 2020, 07:37 AM
kramdenquote:
Originally posted by GarandGuy:
1. The age of outburst (or pioneers).
2. The age of conquests.
3. The age of commerce.
4. The age of affluence.
5. The age of intellect.
6. The age of decadence.
7. The age of decline and collapse.
All 7 have one thing in common. Either a strong belief in God or a gradual separation from God.
https://www.ucg.org/the-good-n...ns-for-america-today
November 25, 2020, 03:06 PM
ChuckWall“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”
~ Eric Hoffer
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November 25, 2020, 03:56 PM
383strokerThanks guys, I remember that one Tatortodd posted as being one of the biggest discussion points. There was one other that was in my head and I couldn't remember if dependency came before apathy or the other way around.
November 25, 2020, 08:09 PM
rburgquote:
Originally posted by 383stroker:
or the other way around.
Eh. I don't care.
Unhappy ammo seeker
November 26, 2020, 10:05 AM
ScoutmasterI have seen a similar "cycle"; a country goes from righteousness (ala Ten Commandments) and humility, to peace and prosperity, to arrogance and selfishness, to corruption/wickedness, which leads to a downfall (ie, no more peace and prosperity); which then (hopefully) gets society back to humility and righteousness.
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944