Sound familiar? :/
- Widespread Distrust in Institutions
The moment citizens cease to believe in their institutions, those institutions become hollow shells masquerading as legitimate authority. When trust in government, media, courts, and scientific establishments evaporates, society loses its capacity to function as a unified entity. This is not mere political disagreement—it is the complete breakdown of the social contract that binds a civilisation together…
- Extreme Economic Inequality
When wealth concentrates amongst a tiny elite whilst the masses struggle for basic necessities, society splits into warring classes. This is not about natural economic variation—it is about the systematic destruction of the middle class and the creation of a neo-feudal order where birth determines destiny…
- Breakdown of Law and Order
A state that cannot maintain basic security has forfeited its primary reason for existence. When citizens fear for their safety in their own streets, when police forces become repressive, the state has failed in its most fundamental duty…
- Erosion of Shared Reality
A society whose citizens cannot agree on basic facts cannot function as a democracy. When truth becomes tribal and reality becomes negotiable, rational discourse dies. Different factions retreat into isolated information bubbles, consuming only news and opinions that confirm their existing beliefs…
- Decline in Civic Engagement
Mass apathy signals that citizens have abandoned hope in their society's future. When voter turnout plummets, when public discourse withers, and when people retreat into private concerns, the social fabric unravels. This withdrawal creates a vicious cycle: fewer people participate, so those who remain wield disproportionate power, which further alienates the disengaged, driving even more people away from civic life.…
These five indicators do not represent challenges to be managed—they are symptoms of terminal decline. When all five emerge simultaneously, a society has passed beyond the point of peaceful reform. History demonstrates that such societies face only three outcomes: revolutionary transformation, authoritarian restoration, or complete collapse.
Charlie Kirk is the least part of the problem.
He won't even warrant a footnote in history.
https://medium.com/@colingajewski/five-signs-of-a-crumbling-society-680265c88c88Five Signs of a Crumbling Society
Five Signs of a Crumbling Society Societies do not collapse overnight. They decay through predictable stages, marked by unmistakable warning signs that reveal the deterioration of their foundational …Colin Gajewski (Medium)
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