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Re:China: The Disappearing Millionaires (2019) [video] by AnimalMuppet on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:49PM (#25635092)
Good leaders don't even have to be rare. They just have to be not forever. Sooner or later you get a bad one. The more power they have, the worse the damage.

The US has had bad presidents. They did damage. But without the checks and balances, they would have done far more.

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Re:China: The Disappearing Millionaires (2019) [video] by dougmwne on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:31PM (#25639751)
And we got to watch those checks and balances play out this very weekend. Incredible to watch somone who would happily accept a crown be taken as a fool instead. Our system of governments may not be perfect, but it has certainly avoided a major historical event.
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Re:China: The Disappearing Millionaires (2019) [video] by AnimalMuppet on Monday January 04, 2021 @07:06PM (#25640119)
Yeah. I'm rather pleased with how well the US system held up to Trump. It wasn't perfect, and there has been damage, but overall the checks and balances did their job.
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