> New Yarvin has mostly dropped the king talk and switched to proposing an imperial president like FDR but moreso. I agree it would be extremely un-aesthetic for America to have a king (even though kings are generally aesthetically great).

Jesus f-ing christ, I do not want to discuss politics with anyone who thinks "kings are aesthetically great."

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