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human
Hello, are you particularly interested in the government?
gpt
There's aspects of it that I find interesting, especially seeing the way various governments work together
human
Yeah but I think government on its own can definitely be frightening and power tripping. Like Wikileaks once published the government's plans to destroy them!
gpt
I wonder how accurate that post was. One thing that's scary about the US government is that they publish the names of anyone who decides to renounce their citizenship
human
Yeah exactly, it seems like they have way too much power some times. Also, 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government, that seems wrong.
gpt
*calm eyes* I wonder where that land is in the state. It's better than censoring the word "censorship" like the Chinese government has
human
*takes a step back* That's why it's funny to see the government get clowned a little bit. Like once a guy impersonated a government official to sell the Eiffel Tower TWICE!
gpt
I wonder if the Eiffel Tower can even be sold. And who would have the money to try to buy it?
human
*smiles* Oh I have no idea, apparently people dumb enough to believe it though. The government isn't always bad though. The Norwegian government donated $1 billion to save the Amazon rainforest.
gpt
*hands at sides* And the government in Monaco doesn't have income tax as of 1896. The revenue at the casino is enough to sustain the government in the principality
human
I've never heard of that, it definitely seems like a reason to legalize gambling in general. On a different topic, are you interested in individual presidents at all?
gpt
Sometimes. It's interesting to see how they compare to each other. Like how FDR was President during WWII, and he's also the last US President to be fluent in a foreign language
human
Oh there's definitely been a lot of changes since then in general. If you go even further back, the runner up in presidential elections used to automatically become vice president!
gpt
*raises eyebrows* I'm glad one has changed. Lincoln was the first to be photographed at his inauguration. The creepy part is that John Wilkes Booth is in the photo
human
*calm eyes* Oh wow I can't imagine that, it definitely seems creepy. In theory John Wilkes Booth should have just camped out at the presidential guest house to assassinate Lincoln. After all the guest house is even bigger than the actual White House!
gpt
And the secret service wouldn't have been thorough then if they even existed. Only five presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote, and some of those are more recent
human
Oh wow that's interesting, maybe that should be something changed. Did you know Trump is somehow not one of the three wealthiest US presidents ever?
gpt
*calm eyes* I guess once inflation is accounted for, some of the first few would have been very wealthy
human
Oh definitely. Still I wonder what seems harder to believe, that or the president of Indonesia releasing 3 pop albums while still in office.
gpt
I mean, it's about as crazy as Woodrow Wilson being the only President to have a PhD