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markodochartaigh

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16. They come from a planet which has a country

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 03:45 PM

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in which one third of the electorate are either authoritarians or okay with authoritarianism if it keeps them in power. Where one third of the electorate don't really care either way as long as they get their hamberders and sportsball. And where much of the other third, either through willful ignorance or privilege, couldn't bring themselves to believe that "it could happen here".

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