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An elected dictator with a nearing term limit. America continues to innovate!
by mrcwinn 1mo ago
An elected dictator with a nearing term limit. America continues to innovate!
- shigawire 1mo agoCompetitive authoritarianism is a closer term that IR people use.
- spl757 1mo agoOne I belive has no intention of leaving office, and is trying to prevent the midterm elections from happening. Since the founding of the US, no elections have been delayed, or missed. Not once. Not during WWII, not after 9/11, never. The failure that allowed trump to happen stems from one thing. Lack of imagination. The system in the US assumes that all of the politicians are at least attempting to argue in good faith. trump is more like a hurricane. he rolled in, fucked everthing up, and will roll out. After November when the Democrat party has control of the upper and lower houses of congress, there are going to be investigations, grand jury indictments, and people will go to prison. They will also begin the work of closing some of the loopholes that were used to bypass how the government is supposed to operate.
- sofixa 1mo agoPutin also had a nearing term limit, but he found a transparent way around it. He didn't have "Putin next election year" merch for it, so I guess you can say this is innovation.