points by senderista 4 days ago | 0 comments
> The entire American system of checks and balances is not designed to get optimal leadership, it is designed to limit damage from bad leadership.
Well how's that working out? There's a reason the rest of the developed democratic world hasn't adopted a strong executive.
[–] ckdarby 4 days ago
[–] senderista 4 days ago
I think that's just because both parties managed to keep demagogues from being nominated until 2016.
[–] stickfigure 3 days ago
I agree with you, the system is far from perfect. But right now we're talking about the benefits of term limits and it is greatly comforting that no matter what, in two more years Trump will be gone.
[–] ngcazz 4 days ago
I mean, US foreign policy been supercharged with Trump, and from that perspective his leadership's been plenty adequate. Declaring war on Iran in particular has long been a neoliberal aspiration that no one had the political courage to implement - enter Trump, the nominal adversary on whom they could outsource their ambitions, and whose blunders could cynically be disavowed.
[–] senderista 3 days ago
The neocons at The Bulwark are secretly rejoicing about the war with Iran.
Worked out very well for the American system till recently.