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"Charismatic leadership" is an expression often used in political theory to describe leaders who are able to agrue a personal following and use it for political gain, in a level unlike that of most politicians, to whom support is way more conditional.

It' doesn't necessarily mean the same as "approachable" , or anything that "charismatic" usually is used to describe. It's been used to describe figures as awful as Hitler or Mussolini.

Vance does not have the cult leader credentials. If he pulled a "Let's take Greenland" out of his ass, he wouldn't have the same spell to keep 30% of approval.

That's why many authoritarian regimes fall after the death of the charismatic leader.

And yes, the root cause of Trump appearing in the political scene go beyond himself and point towards structural problems of US society. But now he has this power, it's a fact that his death will cause a great loss to the political power of the MAGA movement, and it'll be very hard for any successor to keep this coalition in power, specially considering they're already fighting among themselves.

I hope US media is able to call this out for what it is: an illegal war of aggression by the United States

I hope US media is able to call this out by what it is: an illegal war of aggression by the United States.

I hope US media is able to call this out by what it is: an illegal war of aggression by the United States.

Hi! Thanks for your comments

Honestly, I think this is not a second DF, but it IS the Hito Hito model Nika (Gomu Gomu no Mi).

The timeline roughly adds up. Shanks discovers it exists, saves it from Elbaph, but it's taken by the Marines. Before it's taken to Mariejois, Shanks intercepts and takes it again, leaving for the East Blue (likely to try and give it to Ace, who we now know he thought was the most likely successor to be the future KOTP).

It also adds up to what was said about Loki before: that people thought he was the destroyer of the world, the same role played by Nika in Elbaph's tales. He likely worked with Shanks to prevent the WG to know that the DF was taken from Elbaph.

Great chapter!