Would Obama have been

[Crazyhole]

A benevolent dictator? Say he wanted to be and the people asked him to be, would he have been a great leader for the US in that role?

 

[DaShuckster]

This is the United States of America. Why the fascination with dictators?

 

[Crazyhole]

This is the United States of America. Why the fascination with dictators?

Why not just answer my question?

 

[DaShuckster]

Why not just answer my question?

Because it's stupid.

 

[Crazyhole]

Because it's stupid.

Would Trump have been a benevolent dictator?

 

[UCFKnightfan08]

This is the United States of America. Why the fascination with dictators?

because the left has been screaming about it for 4 damn years

 

[Crazyhole]

because the left has been screaming about it for 4 damn years

That's part of it. The other part is how the left and right both constantly whine about how congress does nothing but obstruct. The only logical conclusion is that the alternative is to have a benevolent dictator, so I was curious if people felt that Obama would have fit that description. There's little point in even asking about Trump right out of the gate on a topic like this.

 

[sk8knight]

That's part of it. The other part is how the left and right both constantly whine about how congress does nothing but obstruct. The only logical conclusion is that the alternative is to have a benevolent dictator, so I was curious if people felt that Obama would have fit that description. There's little point in even asking about Trump right out of the gate on a topic like this.

Congress was built to be obstructive. It was part of the controls the founders built in to contain a strong federal government. It was always meant to be such that only the most important things got passed through. That’s why both the people and the states had a say. Now it’s just the people and we’ve thrown away most of the protections against a populist using the mob in a pseudo-dictatorship.

 

[Crazyhole]

Congress was built to be obstructive. It was part of the controls the founders built in to contain a strong federal government. It was always meant to be such that only the most important things got passed through. That’s why both the people and the states had a say. Now it’s just the people and we’ve thrown away most of the protections against a populist using the mob in a pseudo-dictatorship.

Only Republicans are obstructionists. Didn't you get that memo? Democrats want a dictatorship, whether that means 535 of them all agreeing or just 1 that does the bidding.

 

[DaShuckster]

Didn't you get that memo? Democrats want a dictatorship...

I guess we all dreamed up the Trump insurrectionist "Stop the Steal" mob. 🙄

 

[major.tom.foolery]

A benevolent dictator? Say he wanted to be and the people asked him to be, would he have been a great leader for the US in that role?

Long answer, no. There are no benevolent dictators.

 

[goodknightfl]

NO

 

[DaShuckster]

 

[UCFBS]

There are no benevolent dictators.

Not even Linus et al.?

Spoiler

Benevolent dictator for life - Wikipedia

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