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tman

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4. Depressing but there's some truth to it.

Reply to Clash City Rocker (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2019, 09:31 PM

Sep 2019

I don't think 'democracy' in it's current form will survive. That might not be a bad thing, if we somehow figure out a better system. Authoritarianism or too much centralized power will always fail.

In many ways, America was built on a house of cards, more so than other older nations.

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The Shocking Paper Predicting the End of Democracy [View all] Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 OP

People have been predicting that for 150 years. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #1

Yeah, Trump is a symptom, not the disease. Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 #2

K&R!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #3

Depressing but there's some truth to it. tman Sep 2019 #4

This is what has so discouraged me lately. Refusal to consider others, SharonAnn Sep 2019 #14

I think I'd rather listen to Tom Paine struggle4progress Sep 2019 #5

+1. yonder Sep 2019 #7

This ran in the NYT a few weeks ago. Brilliant insight and, I fear, NRaleighLiberal Sep 2019 #6

Total democracies work; partials don't work delisen Sep 2019 #8

I don't know if you're right oswaldactedalone Sep 2019 #9

Thank you. delisen Sep 2019 #10

I think you're correct - and to add to your astute comments... harumph Sep 2019 #12

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #13

In school, I was never taught that democracy was something ecstatic Sep 2019 #11

authoritarianism choice... myohmy2 Sep 2019 #15

Prof. Rosenberg's entire presentation can be downloaded or read online FakeNoose Sep 2019 #16