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Comments like this remind me that many Americans genuinely want a dictator It's baffling

• amazingamazing 2y ago
  How did you come to that conclusion from their comment?
  • Trasmatta 2y ago
    Consolidating power in the executive branch is about creating a dictatorship. How could it be anything else? They're trying to neuter the other branches of government. Trump has explicitly and repeatedly expressed a desire to be a dictator.
    • amazingamazing 2y ago
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      • Trasmatta 2y ago
        > TLDR: a sufficient amount of congress implicitly endorses trumps activities. Which is because Congress has been captured by the autocrat that wants to turn himself into a dictator. They've rolled over and are allowing it to happen. They are setting up a system that will allow them to hold into power for perpetuity, and prevent future elections from changing that.
        • amazingamazing 2y ago
          I’ll believe it when a constitutional amendment happens. In any case congress has hardly been captured. People keep saying this nonsense as if it’s been many years. It hasn’t even been a month. Once the constituents digest the activity congress will adjust accordingly. Most of trumps EOs have been blocked or frozen for now. The system is balancing as intended.
      • motorest 2y ago
        > Not really - if you’ve studied political science there’s a concept called unitary executive theory, which basically says (...) If you read up on unitary executive theory, you won't need to look too hard to stumble upon the fact that it is rejected as being sugar-coated totalitarianism. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States#Unitary_Executive_Theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_th... So you're trying to refute the totalitarian push represented by Trump's abuses with a theory that is known to represent a totalitarian push.
        • amazingamazing 2y ago
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          • tomrod 2y ago
            Having lived under authoritarianism, I strongly urge you to firmly and swiftly form a negative opinion regarding an executive fully exetcising bypass of the legislature and courts.
            • amazingamazing 2y ago
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              • motorest 2y ago
                > Ok, but that’s not happening in USA. It clearly is. > Trumps stuff is already being blocked. That's like claiming there isn't a rape problem because a rapist attempts at raping someone is already being blocked.
                • amazingamazing 2y ago
                  What a dumb analogy.
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  • ajcp 2y ago
    -> consolidate power in the executive -> which is badly needed In the US power is divided between three branches of government to prevent any one bench from becoming too powerful through checks and balances. Consolidation of power in one branch would mean unchecked, dictatorial powers. -> How did you come to that conclusion from their comment? How did you not?
    • amazingamazing 2y ago
      None of that implies a dictatorship. Also, consolidation in the executive branch does not imply removal of the others.
      • unsnap_biceps 2y ago
        Where does the consolidated power come from if it's not from the other two branches? Power here is a zero sum game.
        • amazingamazing 2y ago
          It’s consolidated within the executive branch…