Complexity Theory of how the world works is not understood by those in positions of power. (see here for more) According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: a system progresses in the direction of increasing disorder, or entropy, of the system. The status quo is degrading and under stress. The US dollar is under threat. A 'New Normal" seems to be forming. Politics As Usual may well become Unusual and even dangerous.

Dying nations, dying currencies, and dying financial systems, like dying armies, don’t give up easily, even after it’s clear they are experiencing their Waterloo or Gettysburg moment.

Like the stages of grief, denial is the first emotion for policymakers who can’t admit failure or accountability. (source)

"Eventually the bureaucracy becomes so bloated and expensive that it stops solving anything — and starts generating new problems instead. " (more here)

The system has reached its limits and the social order is crumbling. (source) "There is no good way out of this. Everything is a choice of types of pain. That’s all we have left. Do you want this kind of a crisis or that kind of a crisis?" (source)

If political consensus can not be regained conflict may result. Social stresses often lead to increased authoritarian government action. How will the status quo collapse? ... The most competent will realise the impossibility of keeping it glued together and so they will exit first. The most noble will try to keep it going but they will burn out and drop away, leaving the incompetent to oversee the final collapse. (source)

"giants must fall. When the communities of America rebuild, it will be the thousands of small activities that matter" (see here) True or False? "There will be blood, death, and war on an enormous scale before this Crisis is resolved." (more here)

There’s a lot of honest pain out there. And that pain deserves a real answer. MMT is not the answer. Socialism is not the answer. A return to true capitalism—not cronyism, not corporatism, but honest, competitive markets—is the only way forward.

"The more complex society becomes, the greater is the need to rely on voluntarism, private property, and free markets, the only known means of achieving an effective use of knowledge in society." (Click here for more) 

The 'Broken Window Theory' tells us ignoring corrupt actions only encourages further corruption. (click here for more) It is utopian nonsense to think that if we change the system we’ll be freed of the problems that come from our own human nature in all of our enterprises under any system. The current cycle's End Stage appears to have arrived. (Click here for more)

If Politics As Usual cycles between voluntary cooperation and coercive exploitation will the trend continue toward an oppressive Great Reset? … or will liberty again become politically relevant once there is little left to plunder?

Related material:

Ancient and hard-won rules of civilization no longer apply.

11 Signs That Our World Is Rapidly Becoming A Lot More Orwellian

The stages of a color revolution — and where the U.S. is right now

Why The Modern Democratic Party Is A Kleptocracy

"Things look quite grim." (click here for more)

Divorce may be a possibility.

Related:
The Cycle
The Culture Clash
The Decline
The Collapse

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