The problem with the CEO as president metaphor is that the CEO of a company is functionally a dictator. If the company is private, then there are no checks on the CEO at all.

Calling someone a dictator is an accusation, something every American was taught was wrong in school. Calling someone a CEO is a compliment, something our collective media has taught us to aspire to.

CEO is just a softer word that makes submission easier, or even logical, while it hides the truth of that power structure which is functionally the same for both.

"The CEO metaphor re-frames political rule as a business operation, which makes executive overreach appear logical rather than dangerous."

This is a very effective manipulation technique.

https://commonslibrary.org/frame-the-debate-insights-from-do...