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   Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 06:48:01 JST Charlie Stross

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   @graydon "Yes, I know I was elected on a democratic mandate to govern by running on the reputation of this 200 year old political party with a well-understood ideology, but—now hear me out—wouldn't it be fun to install a 16th century protestant theocracy, abolish education and human rights for all, and replace modern medical practices with cupping and leeching? It's all the rage in Transnistria!"

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     Graydon (graydon@canada.masto.host)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 06:48:02 JST Graydon

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     @cstross The Laundry needs some modicum of peace, government, and good order to exist as a thing in a context, and the Black Pharaoh does provide.

     The current crop of politicians aren't arguing about how to do the thing; they're arguing about what other thing should be done instead, if only people can be compelled to be good, righteous, moral people who understood their duty to die uncomplaining in specific ways with specific timing, lest the incumbents face alteration of circumstances.

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 06:48:03 JST Charlie Stross

     I am deeply regretting that for my political satire series I went with a head of government who is merely a faceless Lovecraftian Elder God with a skull-collecting hobby.

     He seems kind of understated these days.

     Should have picked a cross between the South Dakota Puppy Shooter and Liz Truss instead ...