My post of August 16, 2006 titled, "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government" is being updated as of this date. We have now moved from "complacency" to
"apathy" along the time sequence set forth by the author of this article.

There are individuals who have a passionate agenda about how others should act and behave.
Then there are those who have little regard about how they treat people or how their actions might hurt others. The actions of people like this have changed the landscape of America these past 25 years. Because this behavior is being accepted into ours lives it is moving us further along the path of destroying our democracy and way of life.

We have politicians accepting bribes, a government who won't protect our borders, individuals afraid to speak out because of being politically incorrect, spending by politicians for the sole purpose of buying votes, and voters voting for politicians who they think will give them something for nothing. And on the other side of this equation is a large group of apathetic people, of voting age, who don't care and don't vote.

We are just two phases away from the final chapter of Tytler's prediction, "dependence" and then "dictatorship". As we get later in the cycle the time between phases shortens. This train to our demise is gathering steam and looks like it cannot be stopped.

What a shame. What a great country we had.