FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Star Wars@lemmy.world · 8 days 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-up1210arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1195arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareneanderthal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-28 days 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-up6·8 days 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