Years ago (before Epstein, before the GFC, etc) I used to jokingly talk about my pet conspiracy theory, that the world was ruled by the P7: the Pale Patriarchal Plutocratic Protestant Penis-People of Power.

Turns out I was right.

I didn't want to be right …

@cstross Why couldn't we have Victor von Doom? Or Lex Luthor. Or hells, Ming the Merciless. Father. Even Him or Mojo Jojo. But no, what do we get? The lameoids.
@tknarr We REALLY need the New Management to take charge now.
@cstross I’d rather not have tzompantli in every city center.
@cstross I'm not so sure of that. At least the current Manglement don't have a literal god behind them and can be dealt with without collateral damage at a level even Ouro and Boro (cf "Taylor Varga" Chapter 216 "Combat Specialists") would find excessive.