In Reply to: Good graph showing how narrow 2024 was and lack of mandate posted by Dr.J on November 28, 2024 at 08:54:57
by the people through their votes. If I've understood their thinking a little (and boy, is that a challenge) they're probably thinking the mandate given to them by the deity they worship because surely if a certifiable clown wins the election in any shape or form, they must have done so by the aid of the imaginary guy upstairs and hence he has all the mandate he needs to turn everything upside down as he pleases.
When you're naturally inclined to think in terms of kingdoms and kings and lords by the very nature of your religion, it's a kinda small step to think that's the kind of rule God wants you to have, after all.