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Seattle .Hoo

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For sure. The jury is still out on what kind of country we will be. The


imperial presidency has been a trend for fifty years at least. Nixon pushed it to the limit but without the contingent of crazies supporting him. The most impressive thing about Watergate was the number of principled Republicans who stepped up and did their duty. Now we have people enabling and applauding abuse of power.

It always fascinated me how easily the Roman Republic transitioned to the Roman Empire. The trappings and structures remained, even including the Senate. Everyone knew where the real power lay but many figured at some point the emperor's power would be mitigated but instead it only got stronger. I know we're not exactly comparable. But like them, we are subject to the consent of the governed. No one likes to talk about it but the people supported the power structure in Rome, in the kings who followed, in Fascist Italy and Spain, and in Nazi Germany.

It's really up to us what happens next. But it is imperative that we address economic disparities and cultural displacement constructively and positively. Start there I think.

(In response to this post by WahooRQ)

Posted: 11/20/2020 at 12:23PM



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