• lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    I’d rather they not vote at all if they’re just basing their choice on what some billionaire entertainer says.

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      2 months ago

      It’s about sending a message, setting a signal. People should think for themselves, I agree, but come on. Do you ignore all other forms of influence people experience or what weird world do you live in?

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        2 months ago

        what weird world do you live in?

        The one where shitloads of people let celebrities influence how they think.

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          2 months ago

          I hate to break it to you, but Trump himself was a celebrity turned president. So we’ve no choice but to live in a world where celebrity seems to be important as some kind of qualification. His other qualification was “businessman” aka used-car-salesman.

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            2 months ago

            Yes, my opinion on that is consistent with my previously stated opinion that people should not be listening to celebrities in regards to politics. The same goes for Reagan. Neither of those fuckers should have ever been taken into account but because morons just believe whatever the TV tells them too here we are. Just because the celebrity in question happens to be supporting our side this time doesn’t make it a good thing.