{"id":46583,"date":"2019-06-10T10:42:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=46583"},"modified":"2019-06-10T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:43:04","slug":"socialism-rises-due-to-the-great-american-economic-growth-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=46583","title":{"rendered":"Socialism Rises Due To The Great American Economic Growth Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Socialism Rises Due To The Great American Economic Growth Myth<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is little denying the rise of \u201csocialistic\u201d<\/em> ideas in the U.S. today. You can try and cover the stench by calling it \u201csocial democracy\u201d<\/em> but in the end, it\u2019s still socialism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1775, millions of Americans have given their lives in defense of the American \u201cidea.\u201d<\/em> The tyranny and oppression which arise from communism, socialism, and dictatorships have been a threat worthy of such sacrifice. I am sure those patriots who died to ensure the \u201cAmerican way of life\u201d<\/em> would be disheartened by the willingness of the up and coming generations adopt such ideals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But such shouldn\u2019t be a surprise. It is the cycle of all economic civilizations over time as we \u201cforget our history\u201d and become doomed to repeat. it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottish economist Alexander Tytler, who, in 1787, was reported to have commented on the then-new American Republic as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA 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 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 due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average age of the world\u2019s greatest civilizations has been about 200 years. These nations always progressed through this sequence:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n