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On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:33:01 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 16/12/2025 13:40, bonkmaykr wrote:
>> Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>> On 2025-12-15, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 13/12/2025 23:03, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Look at China. They claim to be communist.
>>>>
>>>> That's more or less the way countries still claim to be Christian.
>>>>
>>>> Or left wing governments claim to be 'working for the people'
>>>
>>> Or right-wing governments claim to be 'working for the people'
>>>
>>>
>> Or governments claim to be 'working for the people'
>> 
>> 
> What would you call a government that by some fluke of happenstance
> actually *was* 'working for the people' ?

Short lived.