Bottom up AI bubble sort future world state diffused throughout global workspace that continuously improves would feel the pain of 2 million dead and just as many horrifically injured a step below tactical nuclear war to want to avoid that. The peoples' vote had no effect on the elected leader's decision to harmfully boomerang policy to make war and there's not been an election to legitimate the seated leader who is said to have a foul temper and recreational drug addiction.

Only if they are named Stephen Byerley.

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