“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

-Thomas Jefferson

I personally think the tree of liberty is probably getting pretty thirsty.

> To these constantly wound-up people, every problem, no matter how big or small, can only be solved by brutal violence and savagery.

well, the idea of democracy was to offer a viable path for people's discontent to be heard and remediated.

Unfortunately in most Western countries, dysfunctionality and corporatism have taken it over, and that is why you're seeing authoritarians on the rise across the world. They paint democracy and "legacy" figures as the scapegoat and themselves (plus handing them allllllll the power) as the only solution - just look at Milei and the chainsaw.

Honestly it sounds like I’m not inviting either of you to a party.

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