I've heard it said that whether you voted for the guy or not, and whether you agree or disagree with his policies, "you have to respect the office". (I'm pretty sure I even said it myself at one time.) But why? Would we say the same about the office of dictator, or Caesar, or emperor?
Over the last hundred years, the office of the U.S. president has overseen the near elimination of the Bill of Rights in America, the transfer of trillions of dollars from the American people to powerful and politically connected special interests, and the killing/maiming/displacement of countless millions of human beings.
The office authorized the rounding up of innocent Americans into concentration camps based on their Japanese descent, ordered the only two nuclear attacks in history and did so against hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, and has routinely invaded, occupied, bombed and destroyed countries at will.
The office presently claims the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner any time, any place in the world against Americans and non-Americans alike. It also presides over the government with the largest prison population in the entire world. It also oversees the most expansive spying and surveillance apparatus in human history. It also viciously prosecutes truth-tellers and whistle-blowers who expose government crimes against society.
What could there possibly be to respect about this terrible office?
The office authorized the rounding up of innocent Americans into concentration camps based on their Japanese descent, ordered the only two nuclear attacks in history and did so against hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, and has routinely invaded, occupied, bombed and destroyed countries at will.
The office presently claims the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner any time, any place in the world against Americans and non-Americans alike. It also presides over the government with the largest prison population in the entire world. It also oversees the most expansive spying and surveillance apparatus in human history. It also viciously prosecutes truth-tellers and whistle-blowers who expose government crimes against society.
What could there possibly be to respect about this terrible office?
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