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Heartlander · 80-89, M
When a colonial economy loses its colonies where does it go next? Heaven forbid, they won’t exploit their own like they exploited their colonies. So they bleed the rich and the ambitious until their blood turns to turnip juice, and they fight over remaining crumbs until a leader emerges who sells them blue sky and a vision of utopia in exchange for granting that leader absolute power.