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[-] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -1 points 1 day ago

The president represents the country.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, there is that legal fiction, and typical way of looking at things, so it's not an incorrect phrasing. It's just kinda funny.

[-] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 2 points 23 hours ago
[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

400 million people is 400 million distinct people. Nobody could or does represent them; the idea that someone can represent "the will of the people" is propaganda. Same with every other government; they actually just have control.

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