• Flax@feddit.uk
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        2 months ago

        Exactly. In America, the supreme court is answerable to the president (Trump) who changes every four years on a whim of democracy which is fragile.

        In the UK, everyone is answerable to the King who changes every few decades- and we always know who the next will be. And they don’t get involved in politics either.

        The first step towards fascism would be to replace the King

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            2 months ago

            The Lords can veto the prime minister if he intents to stop democracy. If the Lords are compromised, then the King can

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          28 days ago

          And they don’t get involved in politics either.

          Tell me you know nothing about British politics without telling me you know nothing about British politics.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_spider_memos

          Not to mention that that’s a ridiculous viewpoint in the first place, everything and everybody is political.

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            27 days ago

            So an heir apparent - not the monarch wrote a few minor letters to the government. That’s nothing compared to other people being corrupt.