The president is more equivalent to the prime minister than the queen. I think the American equivalent of the queen dying would be more like if a significant portion of the ruling class died... So like if: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet etc. all died at the same time...

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 3 days ago

That's the dream baby.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

But Queen Elizabeth was not “former” queen. What would happen if a President would die (of natural causes) on the job?

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago

The current one? Parties in the streets!

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Formerly, there’d be an outpouring like JFK if it was dramatic enough, but no pomp and circumstance on the scale of the Queen.

Now? It would be a shitshow divided by party affiliation :/

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Scale it considering that a president is appointed for 4 years, a monarch for life. Overall, I don’t find it weird that people need time to mourn when their political system gets a good shake…

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

when their political system gets a good shake…

What shake? UK didn't even had a small succession crisis, not even a tiny civil war

[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

I support the death of who ever is the president of America