@ChrisMayLA6 This sounds like the theme for another book! ;)
Do you think there was a high point of democracy?
I imagine that when monarchies fell, citizens and the public had a new "toy" and a new world, and I imagine that idealists then remembered only too well the evils of monarchy and royal secret services and what they did, to prefer democracy and someone else in the lead, over their own personal power.
But it seems to me, that the democratic spirit has faded over the past two
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In response to this post@ChrisMayLA6 centuries. It is of course difficult to put ones finger on one thing, but a few that come to mind in recent decades is instant gratification, and an educational system in free fall.
From this you can trace hedonistic and egoistic tendencies, and perhaps those are contributing?
I must also point out the difference between individualism and egocentrism. I do not think they are the same thing. You can be an individualist and still care for other individuals, but if you are ego
@ChrisMayLA6 centric, your ego takes precedence over all others.
Do you think that distinction makes sense?
The reason I am trying to high light it is of course that I am a libertarian and an individualist, but I do have the capability of caring for others, and I do.
In heated debates online, this fact is very often forgotten.
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