The impunity of the present era exceeds that of absolute monarchs, who despite their claim to unfettered power still faced the limiting counterweights of a powerful nobility, a merchant class that paid the taxes, a clerisy with both spiritual and material influence and the potential for a revolt of the peasantry that with elite support could transmogrify into a full-blown civil war. They can obfuscate their above the law impunity with legal maneuvers, false claims the evidence is fabricated, twisting the narrative in their favor, and by letting those in their grip know that the cost of attempting to limit their lawlessness will be so costly that complicity in the destruction of democracy and justice is the only route available. Unbeknownst to the speculators, their position atop the wealth-power pyramid is also at risk, for the kleptocracy’s destruction of democracy and justice is also dismantling the foundations of the casino they depend on to increase their wealth.
Author: Editor
Published at: 2026-02-09 23:00:00
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