The Cycle of Democracy in this great nation, began long before 1607, the year the first permanent settlement of Jamestown Virginia was founded, and the cycle is almost complete. It began with the conception of the idea of free thinking, and freewill, when people began thinking that leaving their dictatorship and making a 1000+ mile journey through treacherous waters, hoping there was someplace else to make a new life, would be so much better than submitting, and giving in to the dictatorship at hand. The people were secure and protected, but had no free will. The nation as a whole has become exceedingly lazy, and is becoming apparent in the national policy. Our founding fathers considered debt to be slavery, and would be appalled at our current (Oct. '07) national debt standing at $9.1 trillion.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising them the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over a louse fiscal responsibility, always followed by a dictatorship. The average of the world's great civilizations before they decline has been 200 years. These nations have progressed in 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 complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again to bondage." (Tyler, Alexander; 1770; Cycle of Democracy)
Obama's universal healthcare system he intends to employ, should he be elected office, will no doubt be one of the final flaws to bring the downfall of this system of government, this nation, and the way of life we all are accustomed to living. By electing Obama, we are secure, I will not deny. We have universal healthcare. What more can you ask for? This is an easy question to answer: freedom and choice.
For every bill that is passed making more and more services available for free, more money comes out of each citizen's taxes, until there is eventually nothing left. You sacrafice your freedom, and ability to make your own decisions, for security, ultimately resulting in the totalitarian government this country's founding fathers sought to prevent.
I believe this country is somewhere between apathy and dependency. The welfare system is clearly showing that some people can't get out of bed and walk to McDonald's to get a job, and would rather ask the government for money, and live in poverty. It seems we all want something we can't have: when we had security, we wanted freewill, and now that we have it, we want security. But they are mutually exclusive, and we must choose. I choose freewill
Please prove me wrong...
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