• EightBitBlood@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      Unless they’re competent AND popular. Zelensky was a comedian before getting elected as well. Now he’s basically done the impossible and held his own against Russia despite overwhelming forces. Regardless of your political beliefs, a comedian has done better fighting off Putin than literally anyone else ever. That’s an undeniable fact.

      So Stewart should run. Because he’s the closest thing to competent who’s popular enough to win we’ll likely ever get again.

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        10 hours ago

        Correct, Jon Stewart is a populist that could totally win. I would almost say it is his patriotic duty to run. As Donald Trump shows, you don’t actually have to do anything once you are in the office, lol.