Anonymous ID: 1683c7 April 16, 2020, 5:42 a.m. No.8811621   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1640

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through 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 apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”

― Alexander Fraser Tytler

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5451872.Alexander_Fraser_Tytler

 

Looks like we're going to put Al's words to the test.

 

That said, with the deposit in my banking account yesterday I was able to buy groceries and some simple housewares. Going into the pandemic unemployed, finding a job during is nigh impossible. The hit on our economy has been so profound, we won't really begin to understand its depth for a few years.