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Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:30 am**

I, for one, welcome our feline overlords.

But in all seriousness, this idea is ludicrous for a national government. A real country where a cat is a head of state would be the laughingstock of every other country, and as for within that country, well I'm wary about personality cults around human leaders, so why wouldn't I be wary of a cat leader who's being constantly shilled by the media?

For local government, however, electing a cat for mayor or other offices could work as a form of protest. In 2013, a cat ran for mayor of a city in Mexico, and in 1938, a mule named Boston Curtis actually won the election for Republican committeeman. However, such local leaders must remain purely ceremonial, as the real power lies in the humans behind the cat.

All this only applies if the cats are nonsapient. If the cats can think, and be intelligent enough to understand politics, all my theories go out the window. It would be quite interesting if a country was run by a talking, thinking animal. That animal would have a unique perspective on natures of government and how to run a country. However, that animal probably wouldn't understand the needs of humans, and wouldn't be an effective leader for our species.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:34 am**

This idea is not just wrong, it's stupid.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:41 am**

OBEY THE KITTY!

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:46 am**

Ethel mermania wrote:(Image)

OBEY THE KITTY!

Yes.
If Chairman Mao were Chairman Meow a lot less people would have perished.
If Joseph Stalin were Meowseph Stalin a lot less people would have perished.
If Adolf Hitler were Adolf Kitler a lot less people would have perished.

Cats rule; dictators suck!

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:47 am**

More scrutiny should be put on our leaders, not less.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:49 am**

Nekostan-e Gharbi wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:(Image)

OBEY THE KITTY!

Yes.
If Chairman Mao were Chairman Meow a lot less people would have perished.
If Joseph Stalin were Meowseph Stalin a lot less people would have perished.
If Adolf Hitler were Adolf Kitler a lot less people would have perished.

Cats rule; dictators suck!

~~Only because cats dom't have the same level of intelligence as us.~~

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:06 am**

Agarntrop wrote:You have a lot of wack ideas

Are you just now noticing or just now pointing it out?

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:28 am**

Adamede wrote:More scrutiny should be put on our leaders, not less.

Exactly. Hence better feline ones than opaque human ones.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:30 am**

Agarntrop wrote:You have a lot of wack ideas

This reminds me, I have a question for the OP. If a dog becomes the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is he still a good boy?

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:31 am**

Trollzyn the Infinite wrote:
Agarntrop wrote:You have a lot of wack ideas

Are you just now noticing or just now pointing it out?

The latter. He also advocated 'abolishing' China. Not the CCP, China itself.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:32 am**

...What?

This is a joke, right?

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:37 am**

Page wrote:
Agarntrop wrote:You have a lot of wack ideas

This reminds me, I have a question for the OP. If a dog becomes the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is he still a good boy?

No since China should not exist.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:40 am**

Dumb Ideologies wrote:This is just anarchism with extra pawses.

Indeed! With felines in office, little decisions would be made and power would collapse...

...ergo it has my support

_{ok but seriously this is certainly one of the wackiest ideas I've seen here, although there has been worse}

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:41 am**

This sounds like a very very poor idea.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:53 am**

We have the fucking Reptilians, just make them finally appear to public-view. Sure our human religions would have to go violently to make space for the worship of Baal. But having Psychic Dimension-hopping Serpents instead of spineless and lying boomers as leaders would be fucking metal.

EDIT: this is a furry thread?. Should i pull up my stash of cute catgirls and boys into the thread?

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:55 am**

Vaspelia wrote:We have the fucking Reptilians, just make them finally appear to public-view. Sure our human religions would have to go violently to make space for the worship of Baal. But having Psychic Dimension-hopping Serpents instead of spineless and lying boomers as leaders would be fucking metal.

And much better than cats.
Besides, Baal might actually be cool.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:57 am**

Nekostan-e Gharbi wrote:
The point is precisely ensuring that the head of state is purely ceremonial, that is, we want Parliamentary democracy. I would even argue that the state becomes constitutional feline monarchy with cat pictures replacing human ones on currencies and other places where leader faces show up to permanently destroy cults of personality.

That makes perfect sense - in a nation like the USA. My nation's presidency is *already* ceremonial, so it would be pointless to put a cat there.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:59 am**

Quartia and Karafuto wrote:
Nekostan-e Gharbi wrote:
The point is precisely ensuring that the head of state is purely ceremonial, that is, we want Parliamentary democracy. I would even argue that the state becomes constitutional feline monarchy with cat pictures replacing human ones on currencies and other places where leader faces show up to permanently destroy cults of personality.

That makes perfect sense - in a nation like the USA. My nation's presidency is *already* ceremonial, so it would be pointless to put a cat there.

It’s still useful since it will prevent the PM from establishing their cults of personality. Everyone should hear about the cat head of state 24/7 whenever they watch news. We can even live broadcast the cat in their presidential palace.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:01 am**

Ok Neko.
Are just some extreme troll who's just keeping a straight face...or are you really just this delusional and xenophobic?

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:02 am**

New yugoslavaia wrote:Ok Neko.
Are just some extreme troll who's just keeping a straight face...or are you really just this delusional and xenophobic?

Hmm? Xenophobic as in..hating non-cats? Nope. Also where is the delusion?

I’m very serious here.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:04 am**

Sorry furball lovers, I'd much rather support this candidate:

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:19 am**

Nekostan-e Gharbi wrote:
New yugoslavaia wrote:Ok Neko.
Are just some extreme troll who's just keeping a straight face...or are you really just this delusional and xenophobic?

Hmm? Xenophobic as in..hating non-cats? Nope. Also where is the delusion?

I’m very serious here.

I mean getting rid of the entirety of China and not just the CCP government. Do the people have to go too?

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:25 am**

This is entertaining, but obviously impractical.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:36 am**

New yugoslavaia wrote:
Nekostan-e Gharbi wrote:
Hmm? Xenophobic as in..hating non-cats? Nope. Also where is the delusion?

I’m very serious here.

I mean getting rid of the entirety of China and not just the CCP government. Do the people have to go too?

Nope. I didn’t lie when I said “abolish China and save lives”. Please go to the China thread to understand what abolitionism is.

Posted: **Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:40 am**

Nekostan-e Gharbi wrote:Nope. I didn’t lie when I said “abolish China and save lives”. Please go to the China thread to understand what abolitionism is.

Abolition sounds like you want to turn China into an American puppet like Taiwan which... yeah that's xenophobic.

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