[geeks] Glad I don't live in Texas!

[dave at cca.org]

dittman at dittman.net writes:

>In the US most people are kept complacent by "Bread and Circuses".
>I'm not talking about the classic Star Trek episode, either, but
>rather one of the reasons behind the fall of the Roman Empire.

Interestingly, the biggest reason for the fall was probably the
slow degredation of the process of succesion into a (usually
bloody) power-grab, every time a new emperor was chosen.

Our last election was an unbelievable embarassment, in that
regard. (Not that I think Bush "stole" it, I think they were both
scrambling for it, and the system broke down.)

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