Comment on For Many of Us, Jan. 6 Never Ended

Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  America has no king, America needs no king, and we can still say no to Trump.

  Kings tend to rule through their networks within the aristocracy, winning loyalty through patronage and through dispensation of special favors.

  The power of the presidency is, at it’s heart, the power to appointment federal officials, to direct the spending of public money, and to regulate trade (not unlike that of a king). I’m not sure how you intend to stop Trump from appointing new judges, new cabinet secretaries, or new generals. I’m not sure how you “say no” to how Trump allocates federal money or imposes tariffs.

  If we give up we simply ensure human history has been for nothing.

  You’re going to need to put more on the table than “We can’t give up!” I’m not sure what we’re giving up that we had to begin with.

  What are you asking people to do that they haven’t been doing already?

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  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Stop missing him?

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In fairness, you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take

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      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The Great was practically born and bred to play hockey. He didn’t grow up working class.

        That being said, I’m not the one taking the shots. There have been anywhere from one to possibly three attempts so far and he hasn’t even been sworn in.

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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sometimes change comes from within. Other times you can’t discuss the real solution in public.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good luck with your Secret Society of One and its mission to change the world.

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      • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah exactly

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