To: John Jorsett
Maybe when a race reaches a level of technology in which it can construct completely realistic virtual realities to inhabit...
Maybe when a race reaches a level of civilization beyond mere survival, it allows the rise of liberal thinking that will eventually drag it back down to the mud.
To: balrog666
Maybe when a race reaches a level of civilization beyond mere survival, it allows the rise of liberal thinking that will eventually drag it back down to the mud.I do think your on to something here. I think it was De Toqueville who said that democracies eventually decay into totalitarianism as soon as the majority figure out they can rob from the minority via the voting box. We went from a republic to a democracy in the 20th century. I see no signs we won't go down the drain entirely this century. Unless other civilations are immune to envy and class warfare, I see no reason why they would not follow the same pattern.
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