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28 June 2024 · 06:08 UTC

We're entering a new Restoration. In the 17th century, a relatively brief experiment with a republic in…

We're entering a new Restoration. In the 17th century, a relatively brief experiment with a republic in what's now the UK, led by a democratic parliament, collapsed with the restoration of a monarchy under Charles II. The same script our populist times are repeating. 1/2 https://t.co/F9hW1DQWCG
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Post 2 of 2 · 28 June 2024 · 06:08 UTC
Populism is always the attempt to restore a King. We think these comparisons are analogies or jokes. It's the exact same functional shift we saw in the Restoration. The end of a 'common-wealth', and the restoration of hierarchies, topped by kings. /end https://t.co/0jjUxDrL7E
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