| Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2000 : 26 November 2000 |
Elections are an advanced form of civil warfare based on economic principles. In a poor country, the winner of an election is the side that pays the most to the ballot counters; in a rich country, the side that offers the most to the public; in the United States, the side with the most expensive lawyers. The advantage of an election over an old-fashioned war is that the damage and destruction happen later, while you get through the worst of the lies immediately.
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