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Democracy is long dead. See Guantanamo, Assange, Snowden.


Society is long dead in {{this location}}. See {{example rape case}}, {{example murder case}}, {{example burglary case}}.


The rape, murders, and burglaries would have to be committed every day by the most powerful individuals without any punishment for that analogy to hold, and indeed you would be correct in saying polite society is dead in that case.




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