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I wish we had a way to simulate a universe in which the GOP gets every single one of its policies implemented. Then let it run like a Sim City level. Just to see what a dumpster fire it would be.
Check out Russia for something pretty close.
Read about the simulation games this researcher conducted with groups who score high on his authoritarian-type personality scale versus those who don’t: https://theauthoritarians.org
TLDR: When the world is run by right-wing authoritarians, it ends in famine and nuclear war.
Thank you. I downloaded the book!
Also: the last update on the site. R.i.p.
Kansas, 2014
Shudder I remember those dark days...I despise my state for letting that even come to pass. I remember voting for someone else instead of Brownback for this reason.
The Kansas Experiment. What a glorious clusterfuck that was.
It bugs me that credit ratings follow the eBay review policy of "AAAAA+++++ excellent service!!!!!"
The reason states have more powers than the federal government is to test different methods of government and see what works best, then apply those lessons everywhere.
Turns out the red states consistently wind up much worse than the blue states. But they're so brainwashed and poorly educated, they don't learn from observing better outcomes elsewhere.
Accurate.
Yep, always remember 'Brownbackistan'.