The Fragility of Democracy and Power Dynamics

Democracy is actually way more fragile than you think. The US looks solid on paper with regular

elections and rights, but polarization and inequality are actively cracking the foundation.

Then you look at Russia, which is basically running a competitive authoritarian scam

where they hold elections just to look legit, but the winner is already decided.

It is wild because the only reason we even have modern states is that rulers needed to tax people

to pay for wars. Whether it is a messy democracy or a dictator, it all comes down

to who controls the violence and the money.