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That couldn't be more of a strawman even if he was with a lion, a Kansas girl and a tin man on a yellow brick road
Counterpoint. It’s not a strawman. The US is is an authoritarian state. If you disagree too loudly I will instaban you. also Why are you here?
> The US is is an authoritarian state.
> If you disagree too loudly I will instaban you.
lmao
I thought it was just a shitpost reply that came off too harsh, but they're actually a mod and have the power to ban. The anti authoritarian sub having an authoritarian mod is comical
Can a random american citizen not run as an opponent to those senators in the US? Arent those senators democratically elected?
Can you do the same for Xi Jinping? Can a random chinese citizen run for office?
Do you think those 2 things are the same?
I will instaban you
Pathetic shit
No one said it's not an authoritarian state.
I'm saying people don't like it unlike what you're pretending.
Sorry is calling your meme shit against the rules?
Because it doesn't state that anywhere
Consider the level of power over government policy that the three characters in your meme wield.
This is top tier shitposting. I salute you
Democracy is when not re-elected? 🤔
INSTABAN THESE NUTS! 🥜
Ya aigh fair enough
It absolutely is. That’s not changing the fact that you’re a fucking idiot, and you shouldn’t be a mod.
Xi is in power of similar level since 2007.
He has been in high power positions since 1985.
Which is the year McFucknugget became a senator.
A far better comparison would be Biden. He has been in power since forever.
Or Kissinger. But we dont want to put Pooh next to actual monsters, do we?! That could put a bad light on the Honey Papa, wouldnt it?
Don't be racist against cartoon bears
What? Biden, Kissinger, what year is it?
I don't know a single person in the US who has unilateral control over anything. Hell, none of the US people mentioned can consistently get anything done.
And the CIA had to repeatedly send memos to Cold War presidents telling them Stalin wasn't an absolute dictator that could do anything he wanted on word alone.
But I'm sure Xi has more direct control. Definitely no bureaucratic manuevering involved in 2025 China.
A single 10 year stint as president would be acceptable, assuming impeachment was still do-able and reelection is banned even after a 1 day term...
I always kind of thought the President should be a one six year term.
I still think there should be an age limit on federal elected offices. Like 10 years older than retirement age as of the date of inauguration. Along with an annual required physical with public results.
But then again, I'd automatically void all personal NDA's at the moment anyone declared their candidacy for office.
Who is the guy at bottom left? Pretty sure that's nobody but a straw man.
To be fair, Xi Jinping has much more power than Nancy Pelosi or Mitch McConnell.
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