- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
President Joe Biden is arguing that āthere is something dangerous happening in Americaā as he revives his warnings that Donald Trump and his allies represent an existential threat to the countryās democratic institutions.
āThere is an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. The MAGA movement,ā Biden says in excerpts of the speech Thursday in Arizona, released in advance by the White House, referring Trumpās Make America Great Again slogan.
Although voting in the 2024 Republican primary doesnāt begin for months, Bidenās focus reflects Trumpās status as the undisputed frontrunner for his partyās nomination despite facing four indictments, two of them related to his attempts to overturn Bidenās victory in the 2020 election.
I had not given my brain the space to imagine that Trump would be the choice of dictator. I guess there would never be a āgoodā dictator candidate but damn that would be insane.
I would be a good dictator. I donāt crave fame, fortune, or control. I like to live a quite life, have general good will for people and am kind.
I have a very technical background, a decent understanding of, and more importantly a high respect for, science. My number one skill is probably troubleshooting complex systems.
Iām am secure enough in my knowledge and abilities that I have no problem admitting when Iām wrong, and enjoy and am not threatened by other people being right so I can learn something new.
I make a terrible manager, so Iād have to delegate the vast majority of the actual work to competent people.
Mostly I just want everyone treated fair and equal, to have access to basic needs, and the ability to better themselves.
I absolutely donāt want the job, nor do I think anyone should have it, but yeah, I think Iād make a good dictator.
Because you donāt want it, you wonāt make it as a dictator. People donāt hold power because itās easy.