It used to be "have a beer with the president" now it's a social following. Both are ridiculously stupid qualities to have in the highest office. And America is getting what the voters deserved with these terrible candidates.
this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2024
-46 points (7.4% liked)
politics
19096 readers
3323 users here now
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
- No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
- Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
If they didn't want celebrities they would be holding them accountable instead of falling for bullshit no policy like 'Joy' They are so easily entertained and distracted.
I'm gonna guess there's a lot of down votes from people who just read the title...
The author points out the last 30 years of presidential candidates as their evidence, and paints a pretty nuanced picture of his politicians have dealt with changing voter trends. No one wants to vote for the candidate that doesn't act like that can ~~emphasize~~ empathize (glide typing failed me) with them, even though that's not really the president's job.
No one wants to vote for the candidate that doesn’t act like that can emphasize with them,
And what does that have to do with being a celebrity?
Also it's not bad reasoning that a leader should be able to understands problems of everyday life, such a leader has a better chance of improving everyday life.
PS:
I don't think you mean emphasize. Although it sounds somewhat close to empathy the 2 have nothing to do with each other.
That's what the article is about: how that change has pushed politicians to be open about their flaws and having much more public lives, like celebrities. Meaning that voters vote for politicians who act like celebrities. The sentiment in other comments of "No. No we don't." ignores the reality of who has been winning elections for the last 30 years.
No. No we don't.
I loved it when Biden took office and he was boring. I didn’t need to keep up with what the horse did in the hospital.
Yeah this is absurd.
Seconded. I really miss some aspects of life before the 24-hour news cycle and social media (but definitely not everything about that time).
Fair Observer - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)
Information for Fair Observer:
MBFC: Left-Center - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: High - United States of America
Wikipedia about this source
Media Bias Fact Check | bot supportSearch topics on Ground.News
https://www.fairobserver.com/politics/voters-want-politicians-like-trump-and-harris-to-be-celebrities/