I remember reading a long time ago that one problem with the US is that the head of state and head of government are the same person. 1/
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Like, UK has the Queen as head of state and an endless procession of buffoons as Prime Minister. 2/
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Imagine if we had Obama as head of state! He could deliver proclamations with just the right mix of dramatic pauses and weary empathy 3/
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Then Trump could get on with gutting the EPA and stuff and nobody would be offended. They'd be mad but not, like, desecration mad. 4/
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This seems a lot like
@Meaningness's modest proposal from https://meaningness.com/metablog/virtue-court …1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
Yes; as many people pointed out, I was probably unconsciously influenced by the British model. We just need to have an elected Queen…
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