28 October 2019 - demagoguery

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The Various Hindrances

“Impeach” derives from a word which originally meant to hinder. In a representative demagoguery, when the boss who represents the true people attempts to become Demogorgon and impeaches the nation, then those elites who have arranged to represent the voting people may justly impeach right back. At this point we cease to speak of government, since nobody is governing.

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