Gump Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Another email to be torn apart...Very Interesting In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship." "The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage."The Obituary follows:Born 1776, Died 2012 It doesn't hurt to read this several times. Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential election: Number of States won by: Obama: 19 McCain: 29 Square miles of land won by: Obama: 580,000 McCain: 2,427,000 Population of counties won by: Obama: 127 million McCain: 143 million Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Obama: 13.2 McCain: 2.1 Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory McCain won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country.Obama territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in low income tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the"complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegal's - and they vote - then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years. If you are in favor of this, then by all means, delete this message.If you are not, then pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom..This is truly scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg2112 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 This wasn't true when the names were "Gore" and "Bush" instead of "Obama" and "McCain." The whole thing is fabricated. For instance:Number of States won by: Obama: 19 McCain: 29 President Obama won 28 states.Square miles of land won by: Obama: 580,000 McCain: 2,427,000 President Obama "won" 1,500,000 acres, McCain "won" 2,300,000.Population of counties won by: Obama: 127 million McCain: 143 millionThe population of counties won by President Obama was 183 million, to McCain's 119 million.Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Obama: 13.2 McCain: 2.1 The murder rate for counties won by President Obama was 6.56 per 100,000 (less than half claimed), and for McCain, 3.60 per 100,000.Lastly:Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the last Presidential electionFrom Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline Univeristy School of Law:"There is an e-mail floating around the internet dealing with the 2008 Obama/McCain election and the 2000 Bush/Gore election, remarks of a Scottish philosopher named Alexander Tyler, etc. Part of it is attributed to me. It is entirely BOGUS as to my authorship. I’ve been trying to kill it since December 2000. For details see: http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/athenian.asp" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Just to be the devil's advocate, because it is fun. "The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:....."Consider at which points in the past we consider the "world's greatest civilizations". If we can make advancements on similar magnitudes as those civilizations in the past; who gives a shit if our society crumbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Love reading these get torn apart to the bare facts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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