Just a general impression.
If the system did not hold as wellas it did Trump woud have gone the route of Putin.
Govt control of media. The FOX parent cmany sneds out prewritten rports to stains it iwns.
Constant war over race and ideology.
Political intrigue and subterfuge. Alliances with those you detest culturaly.
The military as a political tool.
B5 to me highlights the absurdity and detestation of our racial, relgious, and ethc conflict.
The B5 station was intened to be a galcatic United Nations, and it failed just as our UN is failing.
In the B5 story it all led to Sheridan becoming an authoritarian leader backed by a military force, although relatively benign.
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Franklin thought it woudl b 50 or so years before a despot took power. The stage is being set for an authoritarian leader. Chaos and violence is growing. Part of what saved us this time was Trump is really not all that smart. If he had been more subtle things would been different.