…I mean, take out the “in America,” really.
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Agreed. As a Canadian I should not have to protect my democracy from the president either.
every presidential democracy consistently suffers from a takeover by the president. it is an Internet flaw in presidential systems
I knew skynet would crop up eventually
Ever since the executive branch started to get more powerful that's like the main person democracy has needed defending from
Ever since the executive branch started to get more powerful
The Jefferson Administration was a mistake.
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People surrender enormous amounts of personal autonomy to their bosses, their landlords, and their political leadership
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Bosses, landlords, and political leaders pool all their power under a Unitary Executive position with entirely unchecked authority
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Chief executive abuses the office
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New chief executive abuses the office
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Even newer chief executive abuses the office
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The latest chief executive abuses the office
Some dummy with a sign "It's not supposed to be like this!"
God damn, read a fucking book. For every moment you've been alive it has been like this.
Some dummy with a sign “It’s not supposed to be like this!”
I mean, it's not supposed to be like this.
What is stopping it?
Not very damn much it would seem. I still think you've got some misdirected hostility though.
What?
Think not what your country can do for you.
Wrong. That's absolutely what your responsibility as a citizen is, to ensure the protection of democracy from everyone in any position capable of undermining it.