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  1. i dont think america has the political vocabulary for this but a big chunk of the gop are basically monarchists at this point
    1. …in reply to @ra
      if I'm being really precise, what they're advocating for is an autocrat, which many (but not all) monarchs are. but yeah if what you want is a system of government where your leader thinking something is a good idea makes it legal, there's a fucking word for that
      1. …in reply to @ra
        I'm kind of amazed that you can marinate in the creation myth of this country your whole life, get horny for "the constitution" and killing brown people in the name of "democracy", then turn around and say "an autocratic king sounds pretty good"
        1. …in reply to @ra
          maybe I shouldn't be amazed, but I kind of am