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How has RP been wrt Trump's behavior as king and supreme dictator, e.g., taking war-like actions (Venezuela) or proposing what amounts to global conquest (Greenland) and making unilateral economic decisions (tariffs) all on his own?

I don't follow politics much, but a lot of this seems extraordinarily at odds w/ Libertarian ethos as I understand it. Although maybe RP doesn't pretend to that as much as I'm imagining?

He's been a pain in the butt to the Executive Branch.

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How?

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It's bonkers to me how many talking heads of various types have switched seamlessly into the idea that the US has become a colonial power. Like, it's fine.

I'm not naive enough to think that realpolitik hasn't been the driving force behind pretty much everything since pretty much forever, but would expect some modest protest from certain directions, at least. (I'm discounting the protests from sources that protest everything, always.)

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There's a huge difference between being the colony and being the colonizer.

I'm pondering mostly what's next in hardening. We have good encryption and we have independent means of trade. Time to start really developing microfabs? Still feels early.

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Just what I was looking for -- thanks!

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