Yet another illusion exposed

Defenders of statism will undertake any action
and against as many people as necessary to
safeguard the basic structure of the state. Even
the figureheads atop the totem pole may be
sacrificed if need be. The Nixons, Clintons, and
Bushes are all fungible, each capable of
replacing one another. This is a principal reason
that elections always come down to a choice
between standardized, indistinguishable
candidates; and why, no matter who you vote for,
the political establishment always gets elected.

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