From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:53:58 -0500 (EST), Scott Dorsey wrote:   
      
   > This has always been the case, and it's one of the downsides of   
   > monarchies.   
      
   It’s been amusing and slightly mystifying, to see the preoccupation in   
   the USA with “kings”, and avoiding coming under their reach. Those of   
   us who stayed in the British Empire found a way to keep the king under   
   control, by setting up a Constitutional Monarchy. Meanwhile, the USA   
   seems to be falling under the sway of a dictator, almost without   
   realizing it.   
      
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