[Barrin92]

no in a liberal democracy you can pretend that you could prevent it so that everyone can feel better about themselves while it happens

[scanny]

You can feel pessimistic all you want, but the fact is that the framework of this government allows the population to cause change and punishes those who try to go around it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#Aft...