I think we are beyond the "theory" phase by now. Just yesterday I saw the president of a country advertising the products of a private company (Trump making an obvious marketing ploy for Tesla).
The failure relative to the original expectations seems to be that the other branches of government aren't fighting to retain their authority because the things they're being overridden to do align too well with what they would do themselves.
> the president of a country advertising the products of a private company
I think you're inventing new norms. It has never been unusual or interesting for the president of a country to do PR for some company in their country that has hit a rough patch (as long as this isn't a legal rough patch.)
Most of what our diplomats do is sell US products to other countries. They certainly have always played favorites.
> How can this ever be acceptable?
The horror. What if he says that he's going to Burger King?
dcchambers|11 months ago
Because the only people capable of holding him accountable won't do it.
The system is broken. The US Government/Constitution depends too much on the assumption that people will do the right thing.
whatshisface|11 months ago
FireBeyond|11 months ago
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-president-...
slt2021|11 months ago
mattegan|11 months ago
I don't recall Biden reading off a price sheet for a single corporation. Seems a bit different than what happened yesterday the White House.
pessimizer|11 months ago
I think you're inventing new norms. It has never been unusual or interesting for the president of a country to do PR for some company in their country that has hit a rough patch (as long as this isn't a legal rough patch.)
Most of what our diplomats do is sell US products to other countries. They certainly have always played favorites.
> How can this ever be acceptable?
The horror. What if he says that he's going to Burger King?