I would go even a step further. In many ways Trump rejects the settled relationship between British Kings and the British Parliament in the 18th Century. Not only would the American colonists be appalled by Trump. The people the American colonists fought against would be appalled as well. - ThreadSky

davidmenschel.bsky.social • 60 days ago

I would go even a step further. In many ways Trump rejects the settled relationship between British Kings and the British Parliament in the 18th Century. Not only would the American colonists be appalled by Trump. The people the American colonists fought against would be appalled as well.

Reposted from jamelle

@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com makes a point here that i have alluded to in my work, which is that in key respects trump is an anti-republican (think political theory not political party) figure, who rejects the basic values of the american revolution

Comments

kurzheck.bsky.social•60 days ago

Yeah, even Britain managed to do a civil war about kings maybe needing to be reined in a bit

teq2.bsky.social•59 days ago

Sadly the coalition of interests he got to work together collapsed when he died. So, 20 months later, the Upper Class reverted to what they knew best...
At least we ended up with a titular Monarch (with no real powers) in the end. Except tax. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/cromwell_01.shtml#four

libraonfire.bsky.social•59 days ago

How is #100Days not trending yet? It’s a hilarious thread. 😂

susanvega.bsky.social•59 days ago

Let's start with the separation of church and state. Why are taxpayers paying for private-religious school tuition?

dietaryfat.bsky.social•60 days ago

in fact, none of the british political factions/tendencies prior to the glorious revolution would have liked trump either.

atomicgolem.bsky.social•59 days ago

At the very least, I don't think they'd follow him on Twitter.

/s

mrdickpound69.bsky.social•59 days ago

But what about the current ones? Reform and the Tories? They seem to be big fans of him.

elmobronowski.bsky.social•60 days ago

Yeah, a lot of this is pre-Glorious Revolution shit

williameburns.bsky.social•59 days ago

He's America's James II.

nweininger.bsky.social•59 days ago

Or Charles I. My 12yo son and I are listening to Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast, and every time we hear another Trump tariff story my son says "Ship money", and he's not wrong.

nobraincells.bsky.social•59 days ago

Now I have a mental Image of the Continental Army and the British working together to oust him

antonomase.bsky.social•60 days ago

The only British royalty Trump can cite as embodying the sort of monarchy he understands is Lewis Carroll's Queen of Hearts.
Trump's entire political philosophy is chaotic reactions ending with "off with his head"

johncbarber.bsky.social•59 days ago

"The people the American colonists fought against," known today as Canadians, were the first to reject "the basic values of the American revolution." And Trump is the republican despot they warned against. Built into the system.

alyssashulman.bsky.social•60 days ago

The Magna Carta, signed in the 1100's, dictated for the first time that Kings were obliged to follow the law just like everyone else. No longer the case here in the US thanks to SCOTUS, our President is less accountable than kings have been for 1000 years

eliserothberg.bsky.social•59 days ago

In 2016 most republicans were appalled by Trump, too.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•59 days ago

Yes. He represents a pre English Civil War understanding of executive power.

jameshart.bsky.social•59 days ago

Hobbes’ Leviathan is the original unitary executive.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•59 days ago

Solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short

kitty-wampus.bsky.social•59 days ago

you'd have to go back pre-Magna Carta?

holgate.permanent.red•60 days ago

Very much so. This is 1680s stuff: Filmer’s “Patriarcha” vs Locke’s First Treatise.

songjihyofan.bsky.social•58 days ago

Please don't act like Trump would understand a single fucking word of this...

jessturboville.bsky.social•60 days ago

even Tollund Man would think he was a bell-end

oceanahlks.bsky.social•59 days ago

Absolutely. He supports dictatorism.

mrdickpound69.bsky.social•59 days ago

But what about Reform and the Tories of the modern-day UK? They seem to be big fans of him.

davidskywelker.bsky.social•60 days ago

In the children’s puzzle that is Trumperbashi’s mind, the absolute executive immunity piece fits perfectly with the executive order piece. He knows no history and considers no present other than the words and concepts he fits into that children’s puzzle

eroc.bsky.social•60 days ago

Trump rejects the Magna Carta…

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply