[shapefrog]

>Not at all hard to imagine why the US stopped humoring a manic weirdo playing spy — complete with secret codenames and passphrases — and larping as a revolutionary provisional government

But why do they keep electiong them as govenors, senators, congressmen and even presidents?

[rolenthedeep]

In large part because our electoral system is deeply flawed and being manipulated by corrupt politicians. Meanwhile those same politicians are dismantling education and driving voter suppression campaigns.