> most "democracies" around the world There were no democracies in the first place (probably that's why you quoted). If you accept lobbying (legalized corrupti

> most "democracies" around the world There were no democracies in the first place (probably that's why you quoted). If you accept lobbying (legalized corruption if you ask me), and the super rich pay less tax percentually than then middle class, it's not a functioning democracy in my book. > This makes me very worried. We worries me it that people still believe the "democracy" narrative. It is very clear now with Putin "invading a sovereign country"... While the US has been doing this over and over since WW2, now suddenly it is a problem, suddenly Putin is a dictator, Ukraine is democratic so must be helped, bla bla. It's just the next resource war, and frankly Putin plays it nicer than the US did in Iraq. > We are now on the downward trend of civil rights everywhere Yups, I think the 70s/80s were the peak of human civilization, and we're going down hill now.