I've been following "the state" since I was a kid. I had a really bad experience as a kid with tax collectors. They tried to collect taxes from fishermen and I went to the aid of fishermen. I, instinctively, knew that only fatal violence would deter an entitled aggressor. Long story short, I spent a lot of time in and︀ out of juvenile court. stupi#21 Luckily, I was always a straight-A student.
I started researching and︁ trying to understand the thought process of those, i.e. lawmakers, who feel entitled to others'︂ possessions. It's fascinating. As with Louis XVI, only one act stops them!
I think the Western "lawmakers" don't jump to anyone's barks, but adopt︈ anyone's ideas/strategies that personally benefit the Western "lawmakers".
If tomorrow they see e.g. Putin removing︉ by decree a kidney from their citizens and increasing taxes and salaries for politicians by︊ 100%, they would immediately adopt Putin's strategy! They do NOT care about ANYONE, other than︋ themselves. Not even their own families. They say they care about their families and friends︌ because that is what the gullible "voting" public wants to hear and expect, but in︍ reality, they don't give AF about anyone but themselves.
Source: Personal experience. I keep a︎ diary since childhood. Been around several politicians (+60) over a span of 4 decades from️ over 3 dozen countries. Never *personally* met a "good" one (yet). The night is still young and miracles could happen....I guess 🙄