The Republic has crushed every popular uprising, acting on the key realization that the only way to cling to power is to refuse to yield it, even (especially) if that means murdering every single person who takes part in a street demonstration against the government.
By contrast, the western states with their chatbot PMs are more open - at least superficially.
6/
Cory Doctorow /
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2025-03-20 07:35:41
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