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The Ministry of Asking the Public to Shut Up
It is one of the great achievements of modern democracy that the public is now permitted to express its will in crisp percentages immediately before being ignored with historic efficiency.
This is called legitimacy.
First, a poll arrives.
Do you want war?No, says the country.Are you sure?Yes, says the country.What if we bring on a retired colonel with a jawline like a granite countertop and let him say “kinetic options” three times?Still no.What if we call it a “limited response”?No.What if we tell you it is necessary to preserve peace?Ah, says Washington, there we are.
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