democracy is a curious beast. what began as a sensible balance of power between cities and the back country is shifting ever more towards the backwaters being in control. due to representational logic, landscapes with hardly a living being hold far more relative power than densely packed urban hubs. this holds true in both switzerland and the us. while the cities are generating the wealth that is then redistributed to the countryside, they do not get to decide over issues that affect this wealth directly. the democrats in the us took the laudable step of picking the first female to become minority leader. her only problem: she is too liberal for the barbecue hinterland, being from san francisco. seems its time to end this second middle age by setting up city states again. this would eliminate quite a few problems:

• no more SUVs (no space)
• no more urban sprawl (densely populated areas being preferable)
• less firearms (again, no space to enjoy them)
• less cults (easier access to higher education)
• a slimmer populace (overweight isn’t fun in a city)

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