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[โ€“] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unitary executive theory (which gained popularity in Nazi Germany, go figure) they literally claim he is above all and beholden to none. So a king but you can't say you're king in this country because of our countries historic animosity to kings.

[โ€“] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

So a king but you can't say you're king in this country because of our countries historic animosity to kings.

I think it goes further than that. It takes the cultural tendency to pretend things are great while covering up issues (something that's especially strong with conservatives). Giving king/dictator an intelligent-sounding pseudoscientific name makes it very easy for their base to stop digging right there.