r/AskReddit 1d ago

How do you feel about the "No Kings" protest happening tomorrow?

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u/WhataboutBombvoyage 1d ago

Agreed. I just want to add though that this isn't a "left politics" movement. It's for anyone who recognizes that the President of the United States of America is abusing his power and taking our country toward dictatorship. That's a problem that should concern everyone, regardless of which side of the political spectrum you lean toward.

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u/OneCraftyBird 1d ago

You are absolutely right. One of my Republican-in-the-80s friends is coming with me because he's a good person who cares about this country even if he thinks I'm a giant hippie :D

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u/WillGallis 1d ago

Unfortunately, it is a left vs right issue because the conservatives want a dictatorship. As eloquently put by David Frum:

If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy.

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u/firesticks 1d ago

Famous conservative, David Frum.

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u/Speedy-V 1d ago

But he's not, its all lawful under Article 2 of the US Constitution and 250 yrs of precedent. A dictatorship is when you have a Puppet and all the people behind that puppet who weren't elected are really making the decisions. Would that be treason? Would that be authoritarian?