Much ado is made in the brainwashing of every American school kid. Ironically, American private schools brainwash at least as thoroughly as public, in part because they receive as much public funding as public schools, if not more. Also, because spoiled rotten kids are ripe for brainwashing. The US system uses three, executive, legislative, and judicial branches to, theoretically, balance.
Perhaps most ludicrous is judicial independence. In The People v. Joe Screwed, "The People" are paying the judge. The People are paying the prosecutor, and whenever the defendant actually needs and deserves independent counsel, the people are paying the criminal defence attorney.
Peoples from less hegemonic nations have praised the strong executive. The strong executive is what, in the opinions of Indonesians, Malaysians and Myanmarese, made America great. What made America great is having the most arable farm land, the second most coal, oil and many other resources that are in abundant supply for the products of genocide.
What also made America great is killing foreigners at a rate and with a methodology that looks like empire on steroids. Lots of dead foreigners. Preferably the Negroid sort. Until only the end of last century (that's being generous) the mass media called any person of colour a Nigger.
Ask any thoughtful trigger happy Idaho or Michigan militia member and xhe will not agree. A strong executive is far and away the most important, perhaps the only necessary ingredient in an autocratic regime. Any government with a strong executive, relative to the other branches, defeats the entire purpose of multiple branches. In today's America, one sees the Executive beating the bejesus out of the legislative with the judiciary spending most of their time telling each how nice they look in dresses.
What to do? Add two balancers. When I was doing my time for The Time Cock, I read a book. (Perhaps if your pissant went to jail he might be able to read one book?) The book concerned public speaking and presentations. The author claims, and I tend to agree, that when making a list, '2 begs 3 as 3 begs 5' or something like that.
Who should the other two be? Not surprisingly given my family has been occupying this role since before primates began walking upright, one could be the monarch. No pressure. Agree, disagree, and please enjoy having your government teaching you to better chase your tails for another two million years. I've said this before and I'll say it again. We don't care. You are punishing yourselves. Not me. Certainly not Them.
cover Yangon, a few blocks from Marcia & Brad's church
