And so begins the Awkward Era. So corrupt it can't be ignored....

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So corrupt peaceful change MAY be impossible. Highly likely things will quickly get MUCH worse for a time.

After that is anyone's guess.

[Junkdrawer]

1. From 10 years ago:

I've been thinking along these lines for a while and the question comes down to:

Which is better: A Pseudo-Democracy or a Fascist Dictatorship?

And there really is a fairly big difference:

In a Pseudo-Democracy, daily life here is more comfortable for the upper class and the upper middle class, but the pain lasts much longer for everyone else here and abroad.

A Fascist Dictatorship would probably precipitate a civil war and invites either military or economic intervention from abroad.

What I will say is this: the democratic disguise that the Pseudo-Democracy hides behind grows more transparent daily.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=132710&mesg_id=132786

It's taken WAY longer than I thought it would. And this little eruption of honesty may quickly fade, but someday we WILL have to confront this.