Philosophy Now Forum

bobevenson wrote:The U.S. has had many presidents, but only one king, Elvis Presley.

Ginkgo wrote:

Greatest I am wrote:Who is the King of the U.S.A.?

Oh say can you see, --- that you are an oligarchy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-14SllPPLxY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQYA9Qjsi0

I assume here that most Americans are bright enough to know that they live in an oligarchy and not a democracy.

Do you believe that redistribution of wealth from the top to the bottom of the U.S. socio economic demographic pyramid is a good idea or a bad idea?

Do you think the American oligarchy can be turned back into a real democracy where the poor are considered instead of ignored, if not abused?

Poverty is the worst form of Violence. Mahatma Gandhi

Do you think that we can persuade our owners to stop their violence against the poor?

Which of our oligarchs would you say is the King of the U.S.A.

Should the U.S. government find its balls and ask its King to stop abusing the poor?

Regards
DL

Kingship and oligarchy are not necessarily one and the same, although they can complement each other. In terms of analogy, The king is you Constitution. In equally analogous terms the oligarchy is SCOTUS who hand down legislation from the bench based on their interpretation of the the Constitution.

Perhaps it is worth keeping in mind that you are not foremost a democracy, you are a constitutional republic.

bobevenson wrote:
The U.S. has had many presidents, but only one king, Elvis Presley.

Arising wrote:
Ha! bob and I agree for once.

private wrote:whoever owns hollywood