There’s not necessarily anything wrong with electing people without political experience. If everyone didn’t have an equal shot we might as well be a monarchy. The problem is we never elect anyone good.
There’s not necessarily anything wrong with electing people without political experience.
I’m sorry - what? Of course there is. It’s a job that affects the lives of thousands to millions. Having experience with the systems, the laws, and seeing the results of legislation and the like is critical to being able to govern and legislate effectively.
Electing a legislator is not electing a dictator. The system was designed to give people with good ideas a chance to lead, not just professional politicians. Your attitude is borderline elitist and leads to the “ok it’s my turn now” phenominon that’s made the Democrats so ineffective in the last couple of decades. The only time anyone’s gotten excited for them in recent memory was Obama, who had been a politician for a whole 4 years before becoming president.
And how does one typically get good enough at a job to “make good decisions”?
Not being so power hungry as to choose politics as a career thereby losing touch with the rest of society is a damn good start
And how would you know if they would “make good decisions” in that job?
Idk maybe they could spend a few months telling us their ideas, and then the people could go and pick the candidate they like the most, like some sort of election
Idk maybe they could spend a few months telling us their ideas, and then the people could go and pick the candidate they like the most, like some sort of election
There’s not necessarily anything wrong with electing people without political experience. If everyone didn’t have an equal shot we might as well be a monarchy. The problem is we never elect anyone good.
I’m sorry - what? Of course there is. It’s a job that affects the lives of thousands to millions. Having experience with the systems, the laws, and seeing the results of legislation and the like is critical to being able to govern and legislate effectively.
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What about her?
Electing a legislator is not electing a dictator. The system was designed to give people with good ideas a chance to lead, not just professional politicians. Your attitude is borderline elitist and leads to the “ok it’s my turn now” phenominon that’s made the Democrats so ineffective in the last couple of decades. The only time anyone’s gotten excited for them in recent memory was Obama, who had been a politician for a whole 4 years before becoming president.
No shit. But you presumably still want qualified people doing the job?
As far as I’m concerned “makes good decisions” is a better qualification than “made a career out of running for office”
And how does one typically get good enough at a job to “make good decisions”? And how would you know if they would “make good decisions” in that job?
Not being so power hungry as to choose politics as a career thereby losing touch with the rest of society is a damn good start
Idk maybe they could spend a few months telling us their ideas, and then the people could go and pick the candidate they like the most, like some sort of election
You believe their lies?
I might be more willing to listen if it isn’t the same doofus who lied to me in the last election