Dissention in the Ranks

I've always thought the 21st Century Cosmodemonic was a monolith. It does not tolerate dissent, the only way to get ahead is to pander to your superiors, while kicking at your underlings. I've always thought that it was like a police state, where freedom of thought is not promoted, freedom of speech actively restricted, and freedom of behaviour strictly regulated.

But it turns out, 21CCd has nothing on America.