This stupid topic again

But sure

  • sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    As damning as it is to the US, the best bet for winning is a good-looking, smooth-talking white guy who will look presidential when compared with Trump.

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      5 months ago

      Jon Stewart. He adamantly opposes the suggestion he run, which is exactly what we need. He’s got decades of experience in global politics, he’s likeable, got name recognition. And to your suggestion he’s a smooth talking attractive white man

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          He made the right call on a whole bunch of foreign policy issues that the Very Experienced Professionals were assuring us they had a handle on. Just because he doesn’t have the relevant real skills, doesn’t mean the establishment candidates have any of it, either.

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            He made the right call on a whole bunch of foreign policy issues

            You’re confusing setting actual foreign policy with heckling from the sidelines. Stewart wasn’t overseeing any US Departments or writing big policy whitepapers adopted by either of the parties. He was spitting jokes from a news desk in a 30 minute segment four days a week.

            Just because he doesn’t have the relevant real skills, doesn’t mean the establishment candidates have any of it, either.

            Whatever you might say about Biden’s policies (re: bellicose, economically ruinous, genocidal), he definitely has the skills to implement them. That’s a big part of the problem. If he was properly incompetent, a bunch of these nightmare programs wouldn’t be put into effect.

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        5 months ago

        Have you noticed a worrying shake to his movements ever since he started back with the daily show?

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        5 months ago

        Being a comedian/activist is different than running a country, John Stewart has power outside the government and would be broken inside.

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      5 months ago

      the best bet for winning is a good-looking, smooth-talking white guy

      Oh no, they’re trying to run Beto O’Rourke again, aren’t they? Dude’s going to come out on a skateboard playing the guitar and lose by double digits.

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        5 months ago

        It would be very in character for the democratic party to disarm the population right before the Republicans force through their fascist plans.