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mullingitoveryesterday at 9:27 PM1 replyview on HN

> As for the second question: "The biggest problem with the US is that we haven't had a political revolution in 250 years."

Be careful what you wish for. We're arguably in the middle of one right now, and the good guys are not winning.


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lapcatyesterday at 10:58 PM

An Orwellian dystopia has grown unabated, regardless of who is in power. Remember that the Snowden revelations came out in the Obama administration. The pervasive surveillance that has invaded every aspect of our lives is not even a political issue that leaders debate. The political duopoly has been bought off. I'm not sure exactly who you think "the good guys" are.