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>How did we get such beautiful democratic systems

There was never democracy. People have an illusion of democracy. I think it was Noam Chomsky who said that in a democracy consent is manufactured.

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Had a feeling I would see Chomsky in the comments, this is a classic example of how intelligence agencies are a tool of the ruling class, history has shown they rarely ever bite the hand that feeds them, unless it's for self preservation.

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