I'd vote for Eugene V. Debs while he's in prison. It's not disqualifying because I think the crime is as illegitimate as the prison system. Heightening the contradictions challenges the authority of the prison and the government. Some kind of structural change will inevitably come out of him challenging his imprisonment or the presidency being reduced to a vacant office.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There is no scenario in which the office of the presidency stays vacant.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

That's where it's a fun crisis. His VP was the sewer socialist mayor of Milwaukee and would have made a great president, but that'd mean they let a proper socialist hold the office. If they ratfuck him to install someone further down the line of succession it's a precedent and a massive radicalising point which shows how farcical bourgeois democracy is. If they release him from prison he's a king, if they don't he's a martyr. All the options hurt the system. Reactionaries have that same set of conditions set up for them with Trump.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Breaking news: The entire US population has perished in a freak accident experts are calling, "probably the best outcome for the world, to be entirely honest with you."

There is one scenario in which the office of the presidency stays vacant.