TimeRonin

Normies will say its Russia, the experienced will say its the CIA

At first I was a little alarmed, but then I also realized, you have to get a physical before you can participate in sports in the first place

Oh your talking about the fictional universe Dune.

So beyond identity politics and hurr durr nonsense, making the three branches of government compete is a lot healthier than allowing them all be the same party. These people wont ever stop fueling the flames so dont expect them to put them out. Your best bet is to make sure the executive and legislative never agree with eachother and dont pass a bunch of laws

Fun fact, the line your describing refers to ancient automata, some busts of deities had movable arms and there was an operator at the other side of the wall