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0 pointswindexh8er14y ago0 comments

Al Franken is a joke. Initially I thought he had good intent, but then I realized he's just another shit "actor" turned "politician". Unfortunately those words are more interchangeable than ever and reflects the current state of dismal affairs that is the United States government as a whole.

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Natsu14y ago· 6 in thread

Actors possess most of the skills required to get elected. A successful actor starts out being well-liked, well-known and rich. They also have an easy time getting press and experience dealing with them.

Knowing what the hell you're doing is, sadly, not required.

beagle314y ago

> Knowing what the hell you're doing is, sadly, not required.

This sentiment is exactly why they can keep doing it.

It reflects an implicit (and unfortunately, widely held) assumption that they're trying to get elected to help their fellow men, constituents and otherwise do good.

Sadly, there is no supporting evidence for this assumption, and endless supporting evidence against it.

Natsu14y ago

While I value competence and indeed vote with it in mind, it has not proven to be a prerequisite to getting elected.

Understanding the problems is an important first step towards solving them, but understanding alone is, obviously, not enough to fix the problems here.

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OstiaAntica14y ago

There aren't any former actors, other than Franken (who was really a comedian, not an actor), in Congress. So I'm not really sure what you are talking about.

Natsu14y ago

Those limits are a bit arbitrary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actor%E2%80%93politici...

dimillian14y ago

This is a big problem in USA. Actors turning into politics, Americans voting to get actors elected.... This is simply weird.

samstave14y ago

Sociopaths make the best actors, having no emotions, they act every second in an effort to appear human.

rhizome14y ago

Whoa whoa, easy there partner. The guy if nothing has held to his Minnesota-first media policy.

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