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gordondaviesmoustache said:
I don’t doubt Obama’s were handed out in a more benign fashion, but even so, it’s an absurd system. Originally provided for (somewhat ironically) to give the President the power of Kings - and I guess, tbf, that power needs to be exercisable somewhere; but look at the U.K. (whose constitution is a long way from being perfect, or even exemplary) where that power is excercised extremely rarely and following an extensive process, rather than via a politically motivated stroke of a pen. It’s genuine tinpot State stuff.
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It certainly appears odd - a gift of patronage (or of the Kardashians) does seem a curious thing. As you say, another brick in Trump's dictatorship-in-his-playpen.

Now if they had a system where they could hand out peerages for giving millions to him, that would be, er,...
 
I missed this excellent piece last month from Prof. Sarah Churchwell. First bit especially on fascism and falsification.

www.theguardian.com

Can American democracy survive Donald Trump?

Lying, paranoia and conspiracy are defining features of a totalitarian society. What hope is there for a brand new era, in the aftermath of an administration that has relied on all three?
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
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