FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Star Wars@lemmy.world · 1 day ago'All democracies turn into dictatorships—but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator.' - George Lucas on the Clone Warsmessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1194arrow-down1message-square'All democracies turn into dictatorships—but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator.' - George Lucas on the Clone WarsFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Star Wars@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareneanderthal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 day 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-squareabrake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day 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