FundMECFS to Star [email protected] • 8 months ago'All democracies turn into dictatorships—but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator.' - George Lucas on the Clone Warsmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1207
arrow-up1207message-square'All democracies turn into dictatorships—but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator.' - George Lucas on the Clone WarsFundMECFS to Star [email protected] • 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•edit-28 months agoThis is ANCIENT. Plato wrote this in Republic. ETA: It has been a while, so I don’t know the exact order Plato’s cycle has.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•8 months agoIn the Republic, it basically goes: aristocracy (of philosophers) -> aristocracy (of warriors) -> oligarchy -> democracy -> tyranny
This is ANCIENT. Plato wrote this in Republic.
ETA: It has been a while, so I don’t know the exact order Plato’s cycle has.
In the Republic, it basically goes: aristocracy (of philosophers) -> aristocracy (of warriors) -> oligarchy -> democracy -> tyranny