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  • kadup@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Does the US really have no instruments in case a newly elected president immediatelly and openly exposes he's a nazi?
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    5 days ago

    a huge emphasis on giving the people the power to write their own collective destiny.

    A functional democracy is not a dictatorship of the majority, and people from the US love making this mistake. It is true that the president gets elected by a majority vote… but this person now represents everyone, including the minority that opposes them. They do not have the right to sink the ship and kill everyone because the majority thinks that’s a good idea.

    It is natural that their government will make decisions aligned with their voters (in theory) but they shouldn’t be allowed to actively undermine the rights of everyone else.

    No matter how inflated your perception of your “flawless” constitution and democracy is, this is something many countries understand pretty well and yours struggles with.