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I can save the author some time.
In order to have a perpetual democracy, citizens must understand that, with rights, come responsibilities. Picture this as a continuum. On one end, too many responsibilities without the necessary rights becomes tyranny or despotism. On the other end, all rights without any responsibilities leads to anarchy and economic collapse.
When a populace fails to understand this, but still has the ability to vote in the democratic society, the result inevitably skews toward the anarchy and economic collapse side of things. People vote to make their own lives easier and push off responsibilities to the "rich folks". The history of Argentina is a hell of a case study.
The end.
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Josey Wales
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