America Doesn’t Do Kings

Trump is ruling like a ‘king’, following the Putin model.

This desire to “Russify” the presidency is not an accident: Trump and many of his supporters admire the king-like power that Vladimir Putin exercises as Russian president. Like a king, the Russian “crown-president” does not rely on an elected legislature to make policy. Instead, Putin exercises policy-making authority unilaterally via decree. - The Conversation

In America, we don’t do kings. They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. No thrones. No crowns. No kings. - No Kings
Dictators don't have popular support, so they have to eliminate their rivals. See how Putin eliminates rivals with this infographic.

Privatize the economy

"Putin has used decrees to wage wars, privatise the economy and even to amend the constitution to lay claim to the parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia since 2014. He has also used these decrees in a performative way, for example, by declaring pay raises for all Russian state employees without any ability to enforce it. Over the last month, Trump has made similar use of decrees (what the White House now terms “presidential actions”). He has issued scores of presidential decrees to unilaterally reshape vast swathes of American policy – far more than past presidents. Trump sees these orders as a way of both exercising and demonstrating his vast presidential power." - The Conversation

TakeAway: In America, we don't do kings. Join a NO KINGS DAY protest.

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