Comment on Jon Stewart on presidential runs and why there's hope for America

• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Uh, my argument was the reverse: That it is celebrity worship, and that celebrities have proven substantially more effective presidents. Reagan and Trump have easily been the most influential presidents since Truman, and only because Truman used the bomb.

  My point was that the problem with celebrities in the White House has been their right-wing agendas, not their celebrity status. Their celebrity status enabled them to achieve their agendas in a way that the other, mediocre presidents couldn’t.

  Why should we select yet another boring, ignoreable, mainstream, career politician instead?

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