JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas
JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas
www.theverge.com JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas
Vance is cribbing ideas from tech’s anti-democracy wing.
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Pretty sure monarchism consists of one idea
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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.
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Trump isn't the problem. His rhetoric is. Giving him a a figurehead position just hands him a megaphone to spout more of it.
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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.
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because he’s a candidate. if he loses a second time that will change.
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I mean, talk about an incentive to go vote for Harris if you can.
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yeah, that’s usually how it works.
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Yup. Absolute power.
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