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I don't think I've ever been as impressed by any political figure as I have been by Zelenskiy. You never know who can make a great leader. A comedian? Why not.
You have to think on your feet and under pressure, you have to read people well, and you have to be able to get them on your side. It's honestly a pretty good skill set. It may not correspond with policy skills, for Zelenksy I have no idea, but in his case it corresponds with giving a shit and with courage. Just those things all together puts him leaps and bounds ahead of most politicians in any country.
I think "Servant of the People" is still on Netflix, and if you watch the first couple episodes you can see why it propelled them to put him in charge of the country.
I watched a lot of his show. It's pretty great and everybody should watch at least the first few episodes.
At least the first season is on youtube, with subtitles.
I wanted to comment the same thing. How come a fucking nobody turned out to be everybody we need? Hes literally the european politician we needed.
And you never know who will make a great clown. A politician? Probably.
Joe Rogan for president?
Jon Steward plz
*Stewart