• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    At least here in Los Angeles, there’s state-level regulation and budgetary constraints that limit what the mayor can do. And the city council is in the pocket of landlords.

    In the middle ages we could blame a single king. Now it’s a lot more complicated, between politicians and the people who bribe them.

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      4 months ago

      Nah you couldn’t even blame just the king back then. Lords and ladies were still a thing. Just like dukes and duchess. Hell a corrupt sheriff could be all it took for your life to be made harder.