• z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    The brutal truth is that America was founded on the premise of no kings, and that if you want a king you should move to Britain and get the fuck out of America.

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      This is of course persuasive propaganda all US citizens are taught. The US was founded by wealthy people who ruthlessly took control of the colonies for their financial benefit.

      Having said that, it is a popular sentiment that we are not a nation of kings. Not sure how that holds up with the billionaires manipulating our elections and directly controlling government agencies. I guess I may just be a little cynical about all this though.

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        Taught or not, propaganda or not. Any idea can become reality given enough momentum.

        My take is that monarchies, fascism, these aren’t natural ways for people to live. Even if freedoms aren’t guaranteed, people will always strive for them. So even if you’re right, and I’m inclined to agree with much of what you said, I figure heck, might as well fight to make the dream a reality, especially if it was never real to begin with.

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      Yeah, I don’t think the current British monarchy system is what they’re looking for. The people who want a king in the US are looking more for something like Russia.

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        Or indeed, a system like the one America was originally founded on, where the government was selected by wealthy slave owners

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          If George Washington hadn’t died in his sixties he would have been on track to become the first US Billionaire adjusted for inflation.

          Same as it ever was.

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      The funny thing that our king is just a funny old guy who comes out on a balcony to wave at parades, and not an autocrat who issues deranged new statements on an hourly basis and terrorises his own people by dictat and a vast personal militia force.