48 () posted 1 year ago by ThatsAlright 1 year ago by ThatsAlright +48 / -0 33 comments share 33 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I am an American. The very founding of my country demonstrates that your argument is irrelevant.
The very founding of your "country" (you mean state) demonstrates that local elites can resist centralized authority in a decentralized empire.
Surely, you're not as much of a dumbass to think that conditions are even remotely similar today.