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[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would retroactively subtract Ronald Ragen.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not how you spell his name, but I'll allow the disrespect to his name. Probably shouldn't have capitolized his name though....

[–] odium@programming.dev 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not how you spell "capitalized", and I won't allow you to disrespect an innocent word.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 8 points 3 months ago

No, they were correct, the OP commenter should not have turned Ronald Reagan's last name into a state capitol.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

It's always so fun when a pedant jumps into a thread.

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago
[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wait... Are we guaranteed that whoever comes next won't be as bad? Because, things can always get worse that's for sure

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 months ago

If things can always get worse then the corollary is that things can always get better too

Maybe when the horrible people see that a horrible person just melted away into nothingness after some rando snapped their fingers they might change their tune

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Does "World's Richest Man" count as a leader? Because I'm struggling to think of any negatives to him being suddenly substracted from the world.

Also, TIL that substracted is a valid, albeit obsolete, variant of subtract.

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can't I just do all? Pretty please

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Just hold Ctrl while you click them.

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

Ctrl+A to save you plenty of clicks.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'ma hold shift

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'll admit, it would be pretty tempting. If I had the godlike power to scrap this iteration of the planet and just start over, I think I would.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I would also, minus the 'start over' part.

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you are talking about nation state leaders, I'm struggling to think of one where they don't just end up getting replaced with someone similar - Putin turning to magic dust doesn't suddenly dismantle the structure that allows for a dictator, so another dictator will slide into the void. Same with Trump - American politics doesn't stop being insane just cos he's not around, and now that people know/think that a politician of his style can win, there will be a queue to cynical imitators ready to go.

I'm less familiar with Indian politics, but I don't think the BJP suddenly loses its power if Modi disappeared. Israel will still have it's hard right nationalist core without Netanyahu. North Korea will find another Kim.

I guess my thesis is "focus on systems, not people"

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 7 points 3 months ago

Rupert Murdoch

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago
[–] kionite231@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago
[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Either Netanyahu or Putin

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago
[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago