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O_O
An Ipsos poll published in June and commissioned by the Earth4All non-profit and the Global Commons Alliance found that 41% of Americans believe “having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections” is a very good or fairly good way to govern.
41%!
Kimmo-
I'm getting strong early 1930s Germany vibes here.
Some of those 41% might expect this strongman to be a reborn Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, ruling in their interest and stepping down after the "crisis" is averted. But how likely would that be? -
I'm not especially surprised.
Things have always been complicated, but even more so now. Every time a simple solution gets proposed then an expert pops up to explain why it's not actually that simple and starts listing associated risks.
Anyone who's worked in the public sector or a massive institution can relate to the Kafkaesque dances over getting something simple resolved.
Often it feels like the blocker to problems is the structures we operate in rather than any real obstacles.
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Not massively surprised, the US is becoming more evangelical, if large swathes of the population believe in a bearded dictator floating in the sky then loads of them would also be quite happy to have one in office. (or a beardless orange one)
Vaang
hugo7
Gewürzt
This does not appear to be deepfake:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/27/trump-speech-no-need-to-vote-future