The Sovereign Individual.It's a fact: most people no longer vote in any election, which is one of the leading indicators of a democracy's demise. The Catholic church's hold on power during the Dark ages is a prime example of a system that lost its hold due to decadence from within. Because the leader's lived large at the expense of the common man, people no longer felt that religion had a relevance to their lives.
The same is true with politics today. We all know that the ruling class in our western countries lives large with perquisites and privileges befitting royalty, all at taxpayer expense. This contempt for the "nobles", the politicians and civil servants of our time, is one of many signs that the nation-state is at an end.
It is very hard to get the average person to understand that times have changed, and the changes will dramatically effect our lives in every way. It is natural to want to hold onto what is familiar and safe. But the things that will be, will be regardless of protest or sentimentality, and these two authors have their fingers on the pulse of the future.
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