Posted by Johannes Borgen
on January 18, 2026, 12:08 pm, in reply to "Yes. They'd have to shunt the sinecure-securing classes to one side where they can do no harm*"
19th Century US patent courts were famously bent for instance and the Chinese are notably sniffy about intellectual property rights.
Perhaps the twilight of the "rules-based" international order might have other upsides too.
The most delicious of moral treats.
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