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Great read as always. I think the politicians who rise to the highest levels are the most power hungry of all. So, essentially, most politicians are authoritarians given a chance. And it's hard to ascertain if one is AU. I think, USA's decision to limit the number of terms to 2 is the most practical and only solution to fight AU. We can't stop them from rising to power but can stop them from extending it forever.

I wonder why Bush didn't use the crisis to extend his power beyond the 2 terms.

Also, most Americans were immigrants decades ago, a point against Trump.

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Why is this published in 2024 when our elections are nearby? 🌚🌚

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Great read, by the way

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Thanks! It got published now because I read the book in December and wrote this piece in January I guess

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great read as always, but kind of left me at a hanging point - wonder if you might consider doing a follow up to this?

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What do you think is missing?

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don't know. closure I guess :P perhaps more content on whatever you already wrote about.

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