A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans

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• A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. NSNoah Smith18 Sept 2026government
• A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. AAAnne Applebaum4 Sept 2026government
• A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. RDRay Dalio21 Aug 2026government
• A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. BSBalaji Srinivasan12 Jul 2026government
• A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. APAda Palmer16 Jun 2026government

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