• MudMan
    link
    fedilink
    33 hours ago

    I mean, you’d be surprised.

    For one, without reading the full thing I may agree with the headline. If you’re a Constitutional Monarchist who thinks having the head of state be a symbolic figurehead with no real power or capacity to intervene in politics I may not disagree with you.

    The US could elect Trump as king and let him spend his days waving at crowds and attending weddings, maybe doing the jerk-dance in receptions with other monarchs. A remarkable number of democracies operate this way and do alright. Certainly better than letting him run any country for real.

    • @horse_battery_staple
      link
      102 hours ago

      Trump isn’t the problem. His rhetoric is. Giving him a a figurehead position just hands him a megaphone to spout more of it.

      • MudMan
        link
        fedilink
        12 hours ago

        You’re taking the joke a bit too seriously. But hey, in any case it doesn’t seem like he’s struggling on that department. I haven’t seen so much media attention devoted to unbearably annoying ramblings applied to a monarch. They mostly just sit in the corner and try to avoid reminding people that ceremonial dynastic positions are an anachronism.

        • @acosmichippo
          link
          English
          11 hour ago

          because he’s a candidate. if he loses a second time that will change.

          • MudMan
            link
            fedilink
            11 hour ago

            I mean, talk about an incentive to go vote for Harris if you can.

            • @acosmichippo
              link
              English
              21 hour ago

              yeah, that’s usually how it works.