Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The rats always find a way in
I have a theory. In spite of all the moral and idealogical bullshit about different forms of government, there's one determining factor that leads to their eventual failure. That factor is susceptibility to corruption. Some systems are more resistant than others, but all nations get sucked down sooner or later. It's just a question of how long it takes.
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