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		jimmcslim 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help ne... With the Estimator I asked... How long to build a Space Shuttle? "5 to 10 years" How long to build a Time Machine? "5 to 50 years" Tearing down the governance systems of the United States of America and replacing them with a dictatorship? "Several months to several years"

zaik 9 months ago [–]

Democracy is just a handful of key people following some norms. This can change very quickly once the wrong people are in power. See the timeline of the downfall of the Weimar republic.

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