I think you might be overestimating how much power the Amerikan president has; at the end of the day, the state is controlled by the big bourgeoisie (including the MIC, etc.)

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I didn’t say that he would become Hitler, but he would accelerate the fall into fascism to light speed

The chancellor of Germany also did not hold as much power as it did until Hitler began consolidating his base and his outreach, quickly destroying any and all threats and checks to his control. While this was “illegal” no one cared because he was an extremely charismatic and excellent orator that could mobilize his followers to do anything.

That sounds eerily similar to what he might attempt.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do have more power than any president has ever actually exercised, especially if the bourgeoisie are behind it

[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure they could get away with some things before the bourgeoisie has time to react, but the people who have any chance of being elected are already bourgeois themselves and/or firmly under bourgeois control (if a president acts against bourgeois interests regardless of this, they have many ways to de-fang or neutralize that person)

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I meant more so if a fascist took power and the bourgeoisie were supporting that

[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

sure, a charismatic openly fascist president would be worse than the current setup, at least domestically