If the American president functioned like a monarch with absolute powers, then he would be able to order executions with a single word.
So per the Constitution the president is not a king to prevent this kind of abuse, indeed.
In such a situation, you would see Americans suddenly locate their manners and no one would be daring to post derogatory comments or pictures of their leader.
It would work for some, others would also ensure to fight for justice, against the treasonous dictator. For instance, those ordered to perform illegal acts and who pledged allegiance to the Constitution may not agree to follow the order. When justice eventually happens, they may be complicit in the crimes.
You see, it’s not that Americans can’t be well-mannered, restrained, civil people—it’s that no one is requiring them to be.
Participating in crimes against humanity, or not doing anything against that, is not being well-mannered or civil. But it's true that unlike with evil men, there's no God to dictate and control humans.
Reverence is a lost concept in American society. Our judges can be paid off.
It's called corruption.
Our law enforcement officers are told they have to just eat the daily rudeness of civilians without retaliating. Our politicians are pretty powerless, and our president can’t make a move without hundreds of people agreeing to go along with his idea.
He's supposed to represent the people and to be accountable, or he's indeed unfit.
Our schoolteachers used to be able to send snarky kids off to the principal’s office for a good whoopin’. Now many of them can’t even verbally scold children without getting reprimanded themselves.
The only reason you'd like kids to be abused in schools would be authoritarianism, which helps to put in context the above and says a lot about you.
On the one hand we’ve got a bunch of parents totally abusing their kids as a means of coping with their personal issues.
That would also be abuse.
At the same time, we’ve got a bunch of parents who are so threatened by their kids not liking them that they won’t dole out the discipline that’s needed.
Not liking them? There must be reasons if so, like abuse. If they are victims of serious abuse, they may also need lawful protection from those abusive parents. They're just humans and their offspring are not their property or slaves. If the system cannot protect them, it could lead to other consequences, like fighting back, or escaping and ending up in unsafe circumstances, it can increase delinquency, etc. When old enough, they may also disown them. Instead of reading abuse apologetics, you may want to read about history and sociology.
Instead of killing those who intentionally murder others, we just give them a slap on the wrist and send them out on parole after they spend a few years in a prison that looks like a five star hotel compared to the hellholes other countries are stuffing their criminals into.
Citation of well documented case needed.
When Americans look around, they don’t see any leaders who are worthy of reverence.
Considering the above, this warrants the question: worthy of respect, or feared by the abused?
Sure, everyone has personal enemies who upset them, but American society as a whole has no strong authority figure leading it, thus Americans deservedly get a global rep for being a bunch of ill-mannered brats.
Some sure pollute the internet with hate and crap.
It is reverence which motivates us to submit to authority
If it is respect, like in a fair justice system, it generally has good support. If it is the fear of a dictator, an unworthy authority, they may eventually pay for their crimes, it's a question of time and circumstances.
obey instruction, and put effort into restraining our carnal instincts. Without reverence, we just run amuck.
So this is only about sex now? You need a dictator to tell you what you can or cannot do in bed? A dictator against normal human nature? And that would be respectable? Really? What when your cult leader is also involved in sex scandals? They're only a fucking human. Should the abuser also pretend to be speaking and acting on the behalf of "God", because the helpless deity really can't fix your Victorian fantasies problem and can somehow only act through specific evil humans?
And how is this compatible in any way with the message of Jesus? And why should society at large pay because of your own sexual obsessions and grandiose delusions? It may be time to think about letting people live, instead of advocating to return to medieval savagery and to install a dictatorship.