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His involvement was hands on and significant. In person lobbying, actual help crafting the legislation, etc.
Does that alone qualify him to be potus? Probably not, which is the point he is making in the video. Does it make him far more qualified than Trump? Absolutely. But the point of my comment was in response to yours...
...and to illustrate that he does indeed have hands on knowledge and experience in the legislative negotiations and crafting, which most other celebrities do not have.
yes but why choose a celebrity that knows politics when you could have someone with a full education and career (or at least you could wish for one)
I don't understand your replies. In the video Jon addresses the impulse people have to want folk like him, Colbert, and Kimmel to run for office. He insinuates his disagreement but understands the sentiment. In other words, exactly your point.
On the other hand, you keep arguing the point of Jon as POTUS in this comment thread when the only point being made was that, unlike most celebrities, Jon has knowledge and experience in the legislative process. You stated that he had no other qualification other than fame. I corrected that misconception. Nothing more.
yet ITT everybody is already voting for this imaginary ticket
read the comments… the celebrity worship is out of control here
I get that, for the overall post. I was just noting that this specific comment thread was in response to your comment about his qualifications and experience. Nothing more. It later got filled with other trains of conversation, but my response to you was specific to that one subject, not whether or not celebrities in general should be public servants.
Because it's a popularity contest where name recognition is a huge factor. I swear it's like some people want to lose.
My original point is that the very American celebrity worship phenomenon, which has turned your entire government in a popularity contest, is BAD for you... so maybe don't keep going down this route?
I swear some people find themselves in a hole and they just want to keep digging
Elections have always been popularity contests, what are you even talking about? It's about finding a prominent figure that has a strong, and hopefully benign, vision for the country and to raise that person as a figurehead.
That they come from pop culture in the US now is just a reflection of the collapse of their civic space. You still need to find a viable path to victory, and wishing we were in a different era will only prevent adaptation to the new reality.
not JUST popularity contests, that is just America bud
You’re awfully loud to be this wrong. Look at Ukraine, Slovenia, Pakistan, Uganda, Guatemala and more. All of these places have elected celebrities and or comedians to high political office. It is not strictly an American thing.
We decided she loved the genosides and didn’t care about the poletarians.