So you’d rather guarantee that you don’t get what you want and live in constant tribal infighting versus gambling on getting what you want now, and maybe not in the future?

False dichotomy. I want a democracy that actually works for its people, where the people who are voting have meaningful choices (more parties) with meaningful ways to make them (RCV/STV, NPVIC), and the people who are in office have no financial incentive to do things that don’t align with the values and desires of their constituents. And also where there’s a social safety net and a financial disincentive to spreading misinformation, but we’re talking about that in another thread already.

Also while all empires eventually fail,

FYI, you toss that off as if it’s not a big deal, but things get super messy right there at the end.

if it’s a well run autocracy

I can’t say with total confidence, but I’m pretty sure that’s an oxymoron.

hopefully Bernie II and Bernie Jr. Would have been brought up with the ideals of the kingdom, and carry them forwards.

Call me crazy, I’m not super into the idea of putting all my chips on “hopefully.”

Not hate, just genuinely curious.

Well, I didn’t think there was any hate motivation until you said that, lol. Now I’m curious.