Great Man Theory strikes again.
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2025
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I love this idea but what if he was bernie sanders vice president first?
My biggest complaint for people saying sanders should be next is that I think he's too old, But if john Stewart was his vice president I would love that idea. And then immediately follow up with two terms of Stewart
I can't imagine I will be alive to see the day that the US elects two Jews to the White House.
I would normally say "no, absolutely not," but he might be a little better than Gavin Newsom or Pete Buttigieg. I think Stewart's centrist instincts are not what this country needs.
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For every Zelenskyy, there's a Trump. So no.
We already have Trump, so we're due a Zelensky.
I hope he still would have time to do the Daily Show on Mondays if he was president.
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An informed, competent, liberal? A successful communicator? Noooooooo.
“lefties”: hE sUpPoRtS iSrEaL! hE’S dOnE NotHiNg fOr tHe WoRkiNg cLAsS!!
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The fact that anyone still believes there will be anything resembling "fair" elections by 2028 is baffling to me.
The american capacity to stick their head in the sand as long as they have the newest gadget in front of their face and an endless stream of tiktok content to look at is fucking insane.
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The entire point of having a democracy is to avoid gambling on the next heir of a bloodline dynasty being fit to rule. So, a popularity contest among celebrity television entertainers isn't the worst, but the qualities of personality this population selects for are generally those that assist maintaining distracting fantasies rather than engaging with harsh realities.
No.
No.
If this is what we've come to where you have to be a popular TV star to win, then somebody get AOC her own TV show ASAP.
I mean it'll still be a joke even if he gets elected, but it's a bigger joke that's largely independent of him.
No