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*Eyes the French, Russian, and Iranian Revolutions suspiciously.* Somehow, I don't think the masses will stand for that forever. In fact, it's what comes next that scares me most, especially if either the Establishment goes Muammar Gaddafi mode as the common people rise up or the victorious...

Perhaps, but the way it is now isn't necessarily the same as how it'll be around, say, 2063. At that point, I actually wonder if the oligarchy and lack of real choice will be so apparent, that there's no other way for them to worsen the dismal PR they already have. In which case, whatever...

If we're concerned about the decades immediately after FDR passed, then sure. What I'm talking about is what's coming throughout the rest of this century, especially once the various taboos of the last crisis period (read: World War II) fade and a host of new ones arise in its place. In which...

When the lives of millions (or even billions) are at risk... then yes, they are very much a bad thing. May have long-term consequences that aren't entirely terrible, but sometimes, the best scenario is when they don't happen at all.

Agreed that it's unsustainable and that we're due for a reckoning at some point. Thing is, just because the follies of our age won't last forever doesn't mean they won't wreck irreparable damage before ending. If anything, that's how I expect the current century to end — with the guy who...

*Eyes Rex 84 warily.* :oops: They say they’ve learned from Japanese internment, but seeing as they literally drafted this a generation after World War II ended, I’m not sure I believe them. Generally in agreement that FDR came closest to establishing a “People’s States of America” and was a...