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by JumpCrisscross 98 days ago
> Is Trump really not a dictator?

No. There is no court in Beijing that can tell Xi to knock it off.

> China hasn't bombed girls' schools

Read up on the treatment of Uyghur girls in the Chinese schools. It’s Indian Removal Act stuff, except right now.

Again, nobody is arguing America is a beacon of anything right now. But between America and China, one is an explicit and proud autocracy.
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recursive 98 days ago
What's the difference between a court whose orders you can ignore and a court that doesn't exist? Sounds like a question for the philosophers.
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JumpCrisscross 98 days ago
> What's the difference between a court whose orders you can ignore and a court that doesn't exist?

SCOTUS isn’t being ignored.

> Sounds like a question for the philosophers

And lawyers. It’s an interesting series of hypotheticals.

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paulryanrogers 98 days ago
> SCOTUS isn’t being ignored.

SCOTUS rules 90%+ for Trump (lower courts are 90%+ against). They've given him freedom from investigation and criminal prosecution. They aren't much of a bulwark.

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