Meanwhile, in Springfield Ohio

Even the ancient Greeks has visions how democracy collapses in to a fascist Oligarchy when money and politics are intertwined.

It's a bit sad that we are globally making that happen word for word.

• Yep, but not the gov, from right-wing extremist groups funded by billionaires
• Yes
• It does work, but it shows how fragile it is to a few rotten apples
• The internet? No. Circa 2005 it was a wonderful place for nerds to exchange ideas and foster small communities and groups. Social media gameified this, turned quiet discussion into a public stage where the aim is to win an argument by votes, and not to foment ideas through the freeform exchange of discussion. Polarisation was a metric they maximised because it kept engagement high for ad revenue.

America: famously the only democratic nation on earth.