Yes. And as the Founders studied the causes of the collapse of the Roman republic, future Founders will study us, and try to fix the defects that caused our demise. Mind you, we're not dead yet. I'm just saying that even if this is as bad as many of us fear in our worst moments--
It's not the end of the story. We've made enough of an impact on civilization, we've spread so many of these ideas, we've proven so clearly that such a country can exist--humanity will keep trying to do it. But yes, it could be a long dark age until the next attempt.
So it would be much better if we just got our shit together.
