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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by esalman on Friday September 04, 2026 @11:36PM (#49572862)
Well friend, the current political climate in America might be unprecedented, but is not unique. As someone who lived under a mix of military, monarchy, psudo-democratic and democratic governments for first 30 years of my life, I've seen this played out many times before.
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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by throwawayffffas on Saturday September 05, 2026 @05:38AM (#49574839)
That's what blows my mind, nothing that is happening is actually new, we have seen this shit play over many times. And yet the system was completely incapable of shutting this down.
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