The 80-year curse: "Too much power concentrated in one place will always lead to corruption" | Listen
In an i24NEWS podcast episode, Sharon Benjamin discusses the '80-year curse' – a theory that nations tend to collapse around their 80th year. He warns against the concentration of power leading to corruption, and emphasizes the apathy of the second generation.
In an i24NEWS podcast episode, host Avi Johnny Azari hosts Sharon Benjamin, an educator, Bible researcher, and content creator, for a discussion on the '80-year curse'. According to the theory, nations and societies tend to collapse or face an existential crisis around their 80th year, often following the disappearance of the founding generation and a descent into internal division. Benjamin explains that the second generation is an apathetic generation that takes the state for granted, and warns that the concentration of power in one place over time leads to corruption. The State of Israel is approaching its 80th year, and enemies like to mention this curse, according to the article.