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Is America a well oiled machine or is it a series of mouse traps and no one really understands why it's still around? (lemmy.world)
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[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

All societies run by strong centralized governments are attempts to create well oiled machines, yet the impossibility of such a task invariably leads to periodic break downs resulting in destructive conflicts.