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Here is a brutal truth. American voters knew exactly what they were voting for when they elected Trump. The majority of them wanted a King. (www.nytimes.com)

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Stop blaming the newspapers. The newspapers did their job

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/26/opinion/donald-trump-personality-history.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU8.seNZ.8I6TN-UOB9QC

The voters wanted this.

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[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

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.