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[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

In an attempt to back-peddle and cover his own ass, he is kinda pointing to a real phenomenon.

When there's a problem politicians are expected to fix, promising "affordable solutions" sounds good without ever actually committing to anything specific. Saying you're in favor of affordable housing is all well and good, but that language is vague enough to mean anything from new Section 8 buildings to tax breaks for private manufactures. And affordable to who? Affordable at what income? Somehow these questions never get asked.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I mean, they do and many politicians do go into these kinds of details (look at the language of bills). These kinds of questions though don't make good headlines.

You are right that there is some "beat around the busg" mentality in politics, but inflation and affordability has really focused on groceries for the past year or so with things like the price of eggs, Thanksgiving meals, etc.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Trump makes a far better pundit than a politician. When it's just him talking shit about the people in charge, he has an incredible way of stating the blinding obvious truth and still getting invited back on TV to repeat the performance.

He's got Jon Stewart energy in that way.

Makes me wonder how Jon Stewart would govern as president

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Makes me wonder how Jon Stewart would govern as president

The simple fact that he absolutely does not want the job tells me he'd probably be pretty damned good at it...

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[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

He'd certainly be very popular, at least.

[–] childOfMagenta@jlai.lu 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hi, I think it's backpedal.