There is a reason the founding fathers referred to the new country's system of government as the grand experiment of a democratic republic. 250 years is about the average lifespan of a government like this before it collapses into a single party unitary state. china, russia, cuba as examples. Or a military coup that results in a dictatorship. Sooner or later ALL governments suffer from corruption. Everyone around the world loves their "freedom" but remember that as a nation if the majority of the population can't tell the the politicians/rulers "no" or use a voting system to change the law makers you are not a citizen of a republic but a subject.
Have a nice day.
If it is allowed.....
IT is all about possesion & personal wealth.
Cultures that have true collectivism and no actual leaders survive for a very long time & this includes things like land .
As previously mentioned your native inhabitants had a culture that went back thousands of years and our natives have been here for over 100,000 years .
They have no kings, queens or presidents, just a group of tribal elders who have the wisedom of age .
No property ownership because they see them selves as the custodians of the land that needs to be passed on in a pristine manner to the following generations.
Climate catastrophies might just send us back to that situation .
Professional leaders are the problem, be they political or religious or regal or dictators.
Down side is the lack of technological advancement particularly in medacine without which I would have died when I was 8 .
But is the world a better place for the 61 extra years I have been alive ?
Probably not.
Without greed we would never have survived but with almost no personal property to be greedy about that leaves you with nothing but food & we know what excess eating does long term.
And Marion3 . yes 100% correct .
The USA is broke & has been since the Vietnam war when the Gold Standard was dropped & the US currency floated because the government could not afford the gold required to back the massive amount of dollars they were printing to finance Vietnam .
The interesting thing is both China & Russia are building up their gold reserves .
China's gold reserves are rising at the highest rate of any country on the planet and they are now the biggest producer of gold plus are buying gold mines at a rate of knotts ( one of the disputes between China & Aust is the government is veetoing their purchases of Aust mines )
China also holds more US government debt than any other single country except Japan .
So all this posturing about islands in the South China Sea and trade wars is just that.
Something for the experts to flap their gums about and sound like they know what is going on.
China saw Vietnam send the USA broke so they will never declair a war anywhere that could cause a major power to intervein.
They are going to simply buy an empire financed by the greed of the western companies ( and general populations )
Some thing to think about when you next open your wallet.
How much is that cheap ??????? really going to cost ?