For a democracy or representative republic to survive requires two fundamentals. First, the majority of voters must share the same core values, morals and ethics. Secondly, the majority of the voters by a wide margin must be producers (paying taxes) and not users (living off taxes). That's why the USA, as originally envisioned, is on the brink of collapse. The idea of "a great melting pot" has never been a reality, but at it's core the country as a whole was on the same page. Fundamentally, as a nation, we are more divided today than at the time of the Civil War. I think it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
Last edited by timbo762; 11/10/12.
