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I like world leaders who don’t die during their second term.
Angela Merkel was President of Germany for how many decades again?
Diane Feinstein was in the House of Lords for decades before America was even invaded. There are rumors that Nancy Pelosi was present at the murder of Julius Caesar. Chuck Schumer may have been one of the Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus. Did you know John Dingle spent three generations terrorizing Americans from the house and senate?
It’s farcical to pretend to care about this in a country where the SCOTUS is made up of decrepit rejects from the middle ages, Congress is full of corpse-liches that lack even the semblance of life, and the POTUS is like 111 years old and spent half that time openly and vocally doing corruption that would have gotten him shot in China.
half that time openly and vocally doing corruption that would have gotten him shot in China
Even more depressingly, Brandon didn’t personally profit off any of the bullshit he spearheaded as a senator and Obama had to pay his kid’s medical bills when he was VP so he didn’t have to remortgage his house.
The same people ruling for decades is good if it happens in civilized countries but bad if it happens in uncivilized countries. :so-true:
Not president, Chancellor, which is basically prime minister. You see, having the same president for more than two terms = authoritarian = bad, but having the same prime minister for a decade or more = democracy = good.
FDR was elected four terms, died early in the fourth, Xi has catching up to do, technically (though his tenure overall is getting close)
or is this a joke going over my head
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely” sweaty! I read it in a book once and it sounds simple enough! And being the President for any country must mean you get to decide everything!
A democracy re-electing a popular leader who protects their interests: tyranny
A small council of unelected judicial freaks appointed for life that have absolute power with no recourse: democracy
I remember one “criticism” levied at China was that Xi Jinping isn’t actually directly elected, therefore tyranny.
When you don’t directly elect the leader but instead a series of representatives who elect the leader: :wojak-nooo:
When you don’t directly elect the leader but instead a series of representatives who elect the leader, but country is majority white and there are two nominally opposed parties. :so-true:
I remember one “criticism” levied at China was that Xi Jinping isn’t actually directly elected, therefore tyranny.
I hear this shit sometimes here in Canada, as well. You remind people that that’s how the prime minister works too, and their heads explode.
being the President for any country must mean you get to decide everything!
Which is fine in america, obviously, because they Just Know Better than the rest of us. How else would they be President?
for example look at noted geniuses Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and George Bush
I like world leaders who don’t die during their second term.
You may want to google FDR quickly.
It’s authoritarian when people like their leaders
Because in America, we hate our politicians, so it has to be the same everywhere else
Have prodded libs, and this is legitimately the thought process of some of them
Like, it’s absolutely wackadoo that there’s an entire industry built around convincing people that politics is like some kind of complicated tabletop game with resource management and shit
I don’t get it
