You only rule this way after you have permanently & irreversibly abandoned the idea of governing via legitimate authority and consent

 You only rule this way after you have permanently & irreversibly abandoned the idea of governing via legitimate authority and consent . . . they’ve decided to go all-in on lying, and irreversibly cash out their reputations.  This means that from here on out, their continued “authority” (power) can only be propped up by more lies, which will necessarily grow geometrically in number and severity. 

The Regime knows it has crossed the Rubicon, by the way. All calculations about it must understand this basic point.

— James Lindsay, has cool dreams (@ConceptualJames) September 8, 2021