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They realized it was only themselves, that some of the people would support them all of the time, and that most of the people would support them for a short time. And apparently, that was enough to spell the end of the body politic.
From the autopsy:
Carpe diem et corpus has resulted in multiple traumas to the republic, from cardiac arrest (caused by overweening fear), suffocation by positional asphyxiation (caused by pressured restraint of liberties), severe anemia (caused by dilution of finances), agressive metastasic cancer (caused by corruption of the political branches), and finally, brain cloud (caused by willfully ignorant journalism).
From the notice:
The republic is survived by its parent, Great Britain, which is showing signs of similar pathology, and the stillborn Iraqi democracy. No services will be held, as the glands refuse to accept interrment, although incipient Great Powers Russia, India, and China are planning on feasting on the corpse.
Damn I'm feeling pessimistic.
