Dan Hollaway
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Well, maybe not, but Biden just set a precedent. Nobody's ever given a preemptive pardon before.
yeah and trump is well within his rights to on his last day in office to give himself a lifetime preemptive pardon for anything he might ever do yeah right and if they try to charge him with something and then you know the republicans can always go back and charge these other guys but i agree i think uh
yeah and trump is well within his rights to on his last day in office to give himself a lifetime preemptive pardon for anything he might ever do yeah right and if they try to charge him with something and then you know the republicans can always go back and charge these other guys but i agree i think uh
yeah and trump is well within his rights to on his last day in office to give himself a lifetime preemptive pardon for anything he might ever do yeah right and if they try to charge him with something and then you know the republicans can always go back and charge these other guys but i agree i think uh
History is pretty clear that a benevolent dictator is better than any other type of government.
History is pretty clear that a benevolent dictator is better than any other type of government.
History is pretty clear that a benevolent dictator is better than any other type of government.
But the problem is succession, right? No, no, no. For every Augustus Caesar, you get a Tiberius who literally raped little babies, babies, right? And you get a Nero and a Caligula. You get three of those for every one good one you get. But what we need is a Sulla.
But the problem is succession, right? No, no, no. For every Augustus Caesar, you get a Tiberius who literally raped little babies, babies, right? And you get a Nero and a Caligula. You get three of those for every one good one you get. But what we need is a Sulla.
But the problem is succession, right? No, no, no. For every Augustus Caesar, you get a Tiberius who literally raped little babies, babies, right? And you get a Nero and a Caligula. You get three of those for every one good one you get. But what we need is a Sulla.
So somewhere between Sulla and Cincinnati then. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's interesting to think about. I don't know why people are so offended by the idea of an oligarchy. One, like we don't have one and haven't always had one, even in this so-called democracy, right? We've always had it. But, you know, do the thought experiment yourself. Should most people be involved in running the government? No.
So somewhere between Sulla and Cincinnati then. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's interesting to think about. I don't know why people are so offended by the idea of an oligarchy. One, like we don't have one and haven't always had one, even in this so-called democracy, right? We've always had it. But, you know, do the thought experiment yourself. Should most people be involved in running the government? No.
So somewhere between Sulla and Cincinnati then. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's interesting to think about. I don't know why people are so offended by the idea of an oligarchy. One, like we don't have one and haven't always had one, even in this so-called democracy, right? We've always had it. But, you know, do the thought experiment yourself. Should most people be involved in running the government? No.
Can I run a thought experiment by you? Yeah. OK, let's say you have an impoverished class of some sort. It doesn't have to be on racial lines or any just the impoverished. It doesn't matter any of their other demographics. Throw them out the window. It's just poor people. Right. That's all you got. No, I'm just saying, just focus on this one group.
Can I run a thought experiment by you? Yeah. OK, let's say you have an impoverished class of some sort. It doesn't have to be on racial lines or any just the impoverished. It doesn't matter any of their other demographics. Throw them out the window. It's just poor people. Right. That's all you got. No, I'm just saying, just focus on this one group.
Can I run a thought experiment by you? Yeah. OK, let's say you have an impoverished class of some sort. It doesn't have to be on racial lines or any just the impoverished. It doesn't matter any of their other demographics. Throw them out the window. It's just poor people. Right. That's all you got. No, I'm just saying, just focus on this one group.
So what's to stop the class that has had success in the past from dominating them into perpetuity?
So what's to stop the class that has had success in the past from dominating them into perpetuity?
So what's to stop the class that has had success in the past from dominating them into perpetuity?
It could go both ways, but I'm talking about- But that's what's happening now. I'm talking about your idea. That's called a dictatorship of the minority, I believe, is what you're referring to.