It seems to me that we're heading toward destruction. Modern democracies are corrupt and appear more like national socialism structures. Giving up democracy is not the answer, quite the opposite, it is the ideal structure but modern democracies are so corrupted by those in power. Was this the vision of our forefathers?
2007-06-10 01:31:36 · 9 answers · asked by Wayne B Australia 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No
The USA will last 5,000 years. Long live the USA!
2007-06-10 01:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
Well a lot of people feel a sense of social doom, that has been brewing for 100s of years. Pollution, social disporia, etc etc.
Western civilisation has been very successful. Corruption is only another form of government. The king has no more right to rule than an ordinary person, but by sword and lies he rules. But that civilisation succeeds over others.
Kings, and emperors have faded into history because that solution to life is no longer valid.
I believe the next great challenge coming is one of countries. Nations must be destroyed so we can create one big society. This is happenning all the time. Governments are anti-immigration, but the level of immigration is higher now than at any time in history. So restricting is not stopping but, but just trying to manage this huge flow of people.
I suspect there will have to be one more world war to solve the current crisis. One massive battle to determine the future. Or maybe it will be like the cold war, many little struggles.
I think we will get more freedoms, less restrictions on business. More globalistation of rights. As for social benefits eg, health care, social security, it is uncertain.
Anyway, stop bloody whinging, if you want the world to be better, get off your **** and make it better.
2007-06-10 01:47:09 · answer #2 · answered by flingebunt 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When the citizens find out they can vote themselves money from the treasury of a democracy that democracy is doomed This is already happening so it's only a matter of time before this great country falls. We allow them to tug at our feelings in order to hand out more welfare to our citizens and the rest of the world. We can not sustain this kind of welfare because the working class will just give up since they see the welfare recipients not doing anything to earn the welfare. Then the workers will start saying to themselves if you can't beat them join them and become welfare recipients also.... It's already happening. I personally am almost to the point of joining them. I see unchecked welfare fraud all around. HEY I'm human I'd rather be fishing than working too....
2007-06-10 01:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by noobienoob2000 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
When mankind attains a level of dependency on technology that takes us away from our grass root's, when we are no longer able to live without our high tech gizmo's, As a society, we will be very vulnerable. for if the day should come, god forbid, that we should be subjected to an uncontrolable natural planet wide catastrophy that knocks out such technology permanently, our society would be doomed, because we would no longer have the basic instincts to survive.
2007-06-10 01:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...Well, we do seem to be slipping more towards socialism, and more people wanting Uncle Sam to take care of things for them. (Notice the massive, extremely more expensive prescription plan for Senior citizens.) People seem to think that the government has massive amounts of cash floating around, and can just pay and provide for any program. What they fail to see is that government's money comes from the people, and there is only so much tax revenue to be had. No one wants to be responsible for their own retirement, they want Uncle Sam to do that. Senior citizens feel they are "owed" a prescription drug plan. Who "owes" them anything? Their grandchildren who will pay the price in the long run? Who "owes" it to you, me or anyone to pay for our health care? Our kids? Grandchildren? Great grandchildren? Government can take more and spend more than it needs. Waste is prevalent in government programs. The systems are easy to defraud because they are large and hard to control. Why does anyone want this? Rome fell due in a large part to the decay of its citizenship. The Romans got free food from the government, and the government even began to pay for feasts on holidays. The government even provided entertainment.
Are we going down this road? Will anyone speak up and say "no more"?
I guess no one. The truth hurts too bad.
2007-06-10 02:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by mgentryholt 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no,as long as conservatives prevail.democracies always in time will be doomed..in a true democracy the majority always will bankrupt it .the USA is a Republic,not a democracy!
2007-06-10 02:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by avenger 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Socrates and Plato thought this also. About 2,000 years ago. One day, one day.
2007-06-10 01:35:13 · answer #7 · answered by =42 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greed is killing us.
2007-06-10 01:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by justagirl33552 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
we are NOT headed toward failure! thanks for your cheery Sunday morning attitude!
2007-06-10 01:38:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋