kim_harding ✅Mar 8
Americans aren’t facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath
https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2026/mar/08/trump-democracy-oligarchy-policy
The US was an oligarchy well before tRump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy
Americans aren’t facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath

The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy

The Guardian
Show threadgrouchoxMar 8

@kim_harding Indeed, the political system has been hacked. They had 250 years to do it.
The french upgraded theirs, and at times uprooted it, five times over since then.

Any GM will tell you your rules will get abused, and need finetuning.

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@grouchox @kim_harding
lets be honest the US ruleset can't take into account player stat creep that didn't exist in 1775, that a series of GMs let slide in. Nobody, for example, had the +100 Billion vorpal blade, or + 999999999 All-Repelling Orange Foundation shields.
Mar 8 at 5:13pmWeb