Another way to phrase this is that the evidence of the last century is that in the absence of large scale military project (WWII, Cold War, GWOT), USA political system falls into gridlock & dysfunction. The system needs war to fuction.https://twitter.com/YahwehDenier/status/1531257056690327553 …
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It’s true. As soon as we lost our Russian boogeyman in the 80’s we started to unravel.
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You would characterize the Clinton years as dysfunctional in this framework?
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It was the start of the current moment of polarization with Gingrich takeover of congressional GOP and ridiculous impeachment.
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at last someone explains the function of Russia and China
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just like the Roman Republic eh...next step, dictator
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And that external foe can't be a virus that kills a millions Americans, including disproportionately those very regional gentry
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No, it has to be something tangible that can threaten the system itself. Maybe we need Ozymandias from the Watchmen.
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A weapons merchant with an ad economy attached


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The Act granted seats in the Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and removed seats from the "rotten boroughs": those with very small electorates and usually dominated by a wealthy patron - US needs a “Reform Act”https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832#:~:text=The%20Representation%20of%20the%20People%20Act%201832%20%28also,gave%20representation%20to%20cities%2C%20gave%20the%20vote%20 …
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Look at the degradation of service provided by the USA’s Class I rail carriers. They’ve adopted a business model (PSR) that allows them to charge 2 x’s as much for 1/2 the service. The unions all want to strike. The STB/FRA have stood idly by as the nation’s network crumbles.
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