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People turn to a triple layer cake of authoritarianism, and like fucking lemmings, folks argue about which one is better, the cake topped with a cherry or the cake topped with those crunchy little icing flowers.

The differences between socialist authoritarianism and fascist authoritarianism are mere garnish.  The giant cake underneath is where the layers of shit are.

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17 minutes ago, bernorange said:

Central and South America have endemic  cultural issues that promote political corruption.  Americans really don't appreciate the ethos forged from revolution that birthed our nation (or our Constitution I should say, I guess)..

I'm pretty sure all countries in the Western Hemisphere have constitutions. And most, if not all, were forged through military conquest and/or policies of eradicating -- or at least suppressing -- indigenous peoples. We're just better at keeping our peasants fed and happy enough to not try any funny business.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Venezuela in the news. 

Four people have reportedly died in overnight clashes ahead of mass opposition protests in Venezuela. 

Hundreds of thousands are expected to join a march on Wednesday in a bid to topple President Nicolás Maduro's government.

The protests will mark 61 years since the fall of the country's military dictatorship in 1958. 

National Assembly president Juan Guaidó, who organised the march, called it a "historic appointment".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46970620

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Now THAT is an idea I think we could all get behind....a mile wide moat along the southern border.

River rafting from the Gulf to the Pacific.  We could make a shitload of money on that tourist attraction.  Container ships from NO to LA travel times cut by 75%.

Winning.

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