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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Setting serves the story
01:55 Monarchy
04:01 Republic
5:34 Democracy
09:21 Corporatocracy
10:06 Oligarchy
11:08 Fascism
12:07 Theocracy
13:27 Anarchy
13:45 Three Functions of Government
15:12 Power and influence of states
16:31 JP complains about Realism in international relations
16:56 States and war
18:28 Remember that people are still people
19:34 Leaders spend a good chunk of their time justifying their power
20:05 Dystopias are not exempt from the normal rules of politics
20:47 Building nations on the fly
21:49 When writing about a real world government, research it
22:04 Conclusion
23:13 Sponsorship Wars - Greed's Meeting or Greedting if you will

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