No matter how much you may have been a Trump fan, by the end of his four year run in the White House it was beyond obvious that the "president" didn't actually wield any supposed presidential powers. As entertaining as the man was, and he was certainly a ratings bonanza for corporate news, he was essentially an empty suit. Actual power was exercised by others.
No matter how much you may have been a Joe Biden fan, and he allegedly has more fans than any president in history, after watching his first presser, a mere 65 days into his tenure, it is impossible to imagine that this man is calling the shots in Washington. Joe is just an empty suit.
Which raises an interesting question that cuts to the core of America's claim to be the leader of the free and democratic world. If the president elected by the people, in the most expensive and ostentatious display of "democratic process" seen anywhere on earth, doesn't actually exercise power, isn't the entire spectacle a sham?
Does that fact not call into question the very foundation of America's civilizing mission to the world, the relentless and ruthless export of a dystopian governance model that long ago ceased to be a functioning democracy?
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