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Reagan was one of the worst things to happen to the US. Maybe we should just stop electing shitty actors to do a difficult job.
Reagan (or more specifically Michael Deaver) taught us that propaganda works incredibly well, almost every time.
Most of us didn’t learn it though. And here we are.
Reagan (or more specifically Michael Deaver) taught us that propaganda works incredibly well, almost every time.
Hitler (and many mfers before him) already taught that lesson, people fall for it every, single, time.
That’d require learning a lesson. And we’re collectively far too stupid to do that.
Reagan was one of the worst things to happen to the US.
100% agree
Maybe we should just stop electing shitty actors to do a difficult job.
I'd argue the opposite on that tho.
We kept hearing with Biden that a president can't do much, it's all Congress.
So why are we running career politicians when the majority of America hates politicians? Why did we just one an ex-prosecuter when most Dem voters hate our justice system?
Like, we can at least halfway it with someone like Al Franken, someone that started out somewhere else then switched to politics. But why not just say fuck it and run Taylor Swift for president? Count on her carrying the entire down ballot and getting dual majorities and she just has to not veto what lands on her desk.
Either the president doesn't really do anything and is just a figurehead or it has to be someone with decades of government experience.
It can't be both.
But there's certainly no reason to keep picking people with zero charisma for what's basically a convoluted popularity contest. Even foreign relations, I guarantee foreign leaders would give Brad Pitt a better deal than Joe Biden. They're not getting down into the nitty gritty, the drones work out the details anyways.
Obama and Bill won off their charisma above all. Biden as well was incredibly charismatic back in the day, it's just as came out recently, his health had been an issue basically the entire term. I'm not saying this as a dig, but he is a shell of his former self. 40 years ago he was considered the best public speaker of his generation.
As much as I want a progressive and think they'd win on policy, what matters before the platform is charisma and we need to admit that.
It's insane we didn't learn it after Al Gore, but clearly the DNC didnt.
We kept hearing with Biden that a president can't do much, it's all Congress.
Keep in mind that while the president can't do a lot of things unilaterally, there are a lot of things he can do to block, delay, and disrupt. Biden's plans were mostly creating new things, which takes Congress. Trump just wants to destroy. It's always easier to destroy than build.
Very true and right alongside "a lie makes it halfway around the world before the truth gets its shoes on".
It's so fucking depressing. Makes me want to give up on cold, dark, rainy days when I'm alone like today.
Isolation makes it much harder to be compassionate. Don't forget, you're not alone
Thanks friend. I know. I just hate the winter. If I could develop the ability to hibernate 3 months of the year and still pay my bills I would take it.
Either the president doesn’t really do anything and is just a figurehead or it has to be someone with decades of government experience. It can't be both.
The lack of understanding is simply astounding, all for mental gymnastics.
The president has to do a ton to navigate the political mess, negotiate with others, and press the issues they want with both their party and with the other party. That takes skill, knowledge, and experience.
But they are NOT a king that gives orders. That's where you are twisting the presidents limited power to "doesn't really do anything". Ultimately the bill has to be written and passed by Congress, to be signed by the president. The President has to use their words (not their power, because that's not how it works) to convince others to do it. Again, because they are not a king.
I don't always agree with you but I appreciate the effort you put into your posts. Thank you for contributing
This guy's cooking.
You're an interesting person. Sometimes I outright despise the things you say and other times I think you're on the right track.
Reagan was a shitty actor with a good persona and voice. He was simply hired to act as POTUS, reading the script written by American billionaires.
And that's been the president's role ever since
It was attempted many times before that. Rockefeller and Carnegie and many others attempted it at the turn of the century and lost.
Worst thing so far.
To the world even, because everyone copies the US.
Thatcher has her part of the blame as well. Mulroney in Canada and so on...
The whole Luigi Mangione thing has made me wanna rewatch V for Vendetta. Really hope the case turns out like that movie.
I genuinely wish we were in the timeline where the worst thing he ever did was Bedtime for Bonzo. The fact that people worship this ass clown... it tears the heart...
OTOH, some actors have done pretty good jobs as politicians. Schwarzenegger--a GOP governor that actually listened to people!--Jesse Ventura (not a great governor, TBH, but decent), and Al Franken are examples of actors that ended up being pretty solid politicians. Ideally, a good politician is someone that has connections to people that understand good public policy, and can then communicate that effectively to the public in order to lead well.
The problem with Reagan isn't the acting per se, but that he was an awful person, and so good at connecting with people that a lot of people couldn't see his rotten core.
I should've emphasized "shitty". Have we had a terrible actor that's a good politician yet (genuinely don't know)? I want to believe that being a good actor requires some measure of empathy, so it's not surprising that reagan and the current pissy creamsicle were hacks.
We've had terrible politicians who were even worse actors if that counts. I'm thinking of "B-1" Bob Dornan to be specific.
When he was younger maybe but as he got older reagen needed teleprompter for virtually everything. He had lost his ability to speak off the cuff as his alzheimers progressed