FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Star Wars@lemmy.world · 13 hours 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-square8fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1153arrow-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 · 13 hours agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareneanderthal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 hours 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-up2·7 hours 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