If you've studied empires in decline, it's pretty rare for every single emperor in a sequence to be a colorful piece of shit, a Nero or an Elegabolus The monstrous ones are always replaced by "reformers" who try desperately to repair the damage
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The problem is when there's deep systemic damage -- to norms, institutions, consensus -- it is extremely difficult to reform from inside The "reformer" gets into power on the back of a corrupt faction he has to appease to stay in power
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Moreover, whatever faction benefited from the reign of the last colorful monster still exists, is still bitterly defensive of their power and will oppose even obviously beneficial things the reformer does out of spite and score-settling It's all predictable familiar shit
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I don't know why people think that Trump stepping down from power means that the people and institutions who put him in power will just disappear Or, for that matter, that the vast swathes of the good ol' regular folks who voted him into power will just disappear
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Even if you're the most milquetoast centrist moderate in the world who just wants things to go "back to normal", I don't think Biden can keep that promise No landslide victory in the election is going to turn 2020 into a good year by anyone's standards, and 2021 won't be either
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We all know Obama handled Ferguson extremely poorly. So the next guy has to be better than Obama on racism And I don't think that's going to be possible for a very very long time, if ever
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