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Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:27 am to WonderWartHawg
Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:27 am to WonderWartHawg
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The historical reality is that all great empires (e.g. Persians, Trojans, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, British, etc.) all rose and perished within 240-years. They were not conquered by external enemies. They rotted from within. America is beyond the 240-year mark. The rot is starting to be visible and is accelerating. We are past the Mercedes and Land Rover years. The camels are on the horizon.
There is no true incentive to make things better. If you are talented and have leadership qualities are you going to go to the public sector and have your name and family dragged through the dirt to try and make this country a better place? Of course not. You are going to go to the private sector and make millions so you can have a peaceful and happy life. Prosperity shifts the priorities of the people and creates a natural decline in the structures a society is built on.
The cycle is much longer than a humans life so the people at the end have no concept of why these structures or institutions are important and begin to see them as oppressive and unnecessary. Thus creating an imbalance and causing the decline we see today.
This post was edited on 6/8/21 at 10:33 am
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Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:46 am to V Bainbridge
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The cycle is much longer than a humans life so the people at the end have no concept of why these structures or institutions are important and begin to see them as oppressive and unnecessary. Thus creating an imbalance and causing the decline we see today.
Long story short libertarians ruin societies by trying to destroy the institutions of a country?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:52 am to oklahogjr
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Long story short libertarians ruin societies by trying to destroy the institutions of a country?
Short term profit motive ruins societies by using institutions for gain instead of maintaining them. This isn't a partisan issue as we are all guilty of this to a degree.
You can see this in literally every aspect of our society. College athletics seems to be a very relevant example to point to.
This post was edited on 6/8/21 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 6/8/21 at 11:39 am to oklahogjr
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Long story short libertarians ruin societies by trying to destroy the institutions of a country?
You think the people you see attacking traditional institutions right now are libertarians?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:16 pm to The Sultan of Swine
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You think the people you see attacking traditional institutions right now are libertarians?
Well yes i do.
Democrats may talk defund, but they mean reallocate and expand other areas beside police. But most would argue they want stronger almost too strong institutions.
Republicans continue to run on the idea of shrinking government. This seems like they may want to remove institutions.
And then I just voted for a libertarian who wanted to abolish the ATF last election so yes.
This post was edited on 6/8/21 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:26 pm to Arkapigdiesel
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1% of the population wants
It's cute that you think only 1% of students love drag shows.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:34 pm to The Sultan of Swine
Maybe we need to define those traditional institutions? It’s a nice phrase to throw around because it can mean different things to different people so two people can say they support those traditional institutions while not agreeing on anything in reality. Instead of being vague, let’s say what it is that is being torn down. Then we can agree or disagree on those beliefs instead of a vague catch all term.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 12:22 pm to oklahogjr
Fair enough. Government institutions, yes. Cultural and religious institutions are more what I inferred was being talked about.
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