Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. John Adams
British historian Alfred Toynbee studied early civilizations and concluded that civilizations fall when they stop taking the actions needed to continue to function and exist. Why they failed to take the necessary actions didn’t change the outcome – the end of the civilization.
Testing the depth of the water with both feet is an excellent way to win a Darwin Award, hopefully before increasing the level of Stupidity in the gene pool.
As stupid as testing water depth with both feet may be, that level of stupidity pales in comparison to undertaking to find the point at which a nation’s debt causes the nation’s finances and economy to collapse.
