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Trump is not a king and is destroying the country. Charles is a king and is doing a great job.

Yeah king is the wrong word really. Having an unaccountable autocrat is really the problem.

The Repugnant Party abdicated their responsibility. So do did the Wealthy Elites. They all have no values except money and power. And the DimboDumbo-crats are nearly as bad.

I’m going to be pedantic and point out the titular role of “king” in the UK is now ceremonial, and only harkens back to historical absolute rulers. Still, even from modern a political standpoint, the definition of a king is typically defined as an autocratic position, with absolute rule the de facto function.

The British monarchy has far more powers than is commonly thought, even if they are held in reserve.

And they also get to exempt themselves from laws they don't like, like racial discrimination laws (well into the 1970s, brown and black people were deemed unfit for anything more exalted than cleaning toiletsat Buckingham Palace). Or the Cornish or Lancastrian tenants of the crown who have far fewer protections than any others in the UK.

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