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It's not unusual for people from certain political families to simply stand out and hold a special place in a country's politics. It's a consequence of the immense popularity that a particular leader may have had during their tenure, which can end up rubbing off on those who have the same name. Assad is another example of this, and for the United states you have the Kennedys as well. India is another example, with the Ghandi family (no relation to THAT Ghandi) has had multiple generations of leaders voted in as prime minister or as opposition leaders.
The Bushes and Clintons are also an example in addition to the Kennedys; the Bush family has been manipulating Amerika into cryptofascist warhawkery since the end of World War 2.
Didn’t one of the bushes try to do a fascist coup even before WW2? I think the business plot was earlier
It was, as a matter of fact! That was 1933; the attempted installation of Smedley Butler.
Im glad you and I could collab on this, we should do so again next time AOC does some lib shit
Yeah it's basically "What if the Kennedys had seen the US through a the complete destruction by bomb and rebuilding of the country"
I'd vote for em (in this hypothetical) 🤷♂️
I'd prolly also lambast anyone who decided they weren't worth voting for as foolish. Much like term limit scaremongering, a lot of the sealioning about the Kim "dynasty" is predicated on a rather infantile understanding of democracy. Not that OP did or is doing this by asking in good faith.
I’d vote for the bomb
The Kennedys, the Bushes, the Clintons, the Roosevelts...
Roosevelt's are a good example because it was the popular one who made charges to benefit ordinary people and became so re-electable, they had to change the term limits to get rid of him.