These people seem to think they will stay in power and live forever.
They will. They are not the elected clowns, but the permanent government that exists in the bureaucracies and has been spun off into foundations and NGOs.
Grifting inc.
It looks like many civilizations have fallen because their parasite class just grew too bloated.
Eventually the tick swallows too much blood making it easy to find and dispose of.
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