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I am not a fan of Biden but this is so true (midwest.social)

submitted 7 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/memes@midwest.social

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[–] flerp@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

To be sure, none of us really know what it's like to be in the office of president, but I would be surprised if a current sitting president had any power over the military industrial complex either. The office isn't as powerful as many people like to think.

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

If its so ineffective, why are people scared of Trump getting it?

The position wields a lot of power, its just being used to enable the harmful status quo currently.

Like Biden could literally solve so much of the problems from the war on drugs, but he doesnt act. Its not a powerless position, its a weak president.

[–] flerp@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

People are scared of Trump not leaving. Biden issued a bunch of orders that undid a bunch of Trump's orders pretty much as soon as he got into office. Anything a president orders can be unordered by the next president. Presidential orders are not a silver bullet, they're limited and can be undone as easily as they're done. Considering there is a lot of budget money spent on military programs that congress doesn't even know about, it's not as easy to shut down as you people seem to think.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

Trump has proven 0 respect for democracy or process, and went so far as to post his manifesto on his campaign website under the title “Project 2025”.