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I do. That's WHY I'm speaking up against suggesting people who are both but don't have the skill set, experience, and other requisites for being good at politics.
Fixed it for you.
On the contrary: I know that it's not appropriate BECAUSE I know American politics well enough to know how fucked up things are.
As I pointed out already, random public figures being drafted for/inserting themselves into politics is a HUGE part of the problem, going back to Reagan, and likely further still.
Do you think what we need is a competent administrator? Fuck no, what we need a symbol to rally behind. Look at Trump... He doesn't do shit
We need a populist figure that will attract progressives who do know how politics work, and not the Democratic party picks, who are consultant brained cowards who resist change
Reagan was bad because he was the face of a bad movement. Same with Trump. It doesn't matter that they were on TV first, they had the same evil cabal behind them
At the end of the day, bad things are bad and good things are good. You're misdiagnosising the problem
To do the job of competently administering things? Funnily enough, I do.
Case in fucking point!
Agreed on all counts.
And because his charisma and fame far outstripped his competency and integrity.
His image made the movement possible just like Trump does now. Giving incompetent (at the ACTUAL job) figureheads a lot of power tends to cause a shitload of trouble for everyone else involved, and often themselves.
Which is why I would love for Michael Phelps to perform surgery on me! After all, good is good and he was REALLY good at propelling himself through liquid swiftly!
Nope. You're endorsing a big part of the problem as a solution.