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by allenrb 281 days ago
It’s this. Even when an effort fails, there are no consequences for the politicians behind it. Nobody gets voted out of office. Nobody loses power. All they need to do is wait a year or two or five and try again. Eventual success is almost guaranteed.

Trust only software and systems you control and even then, approach with a hefty amount of side-eye.