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I really think the movie Idiocracy nailed the scary potential future of democracy. If elections continue and build on this trend of featuring reality tv show st
by capkutay 10y ago
I really think the movie Idiocracy nailed the scary potential future of democracy. If elections continue and build on this trend of featuring reality tv show style candidates and media that lives off hyperbole, eventually we'll just start electing the most popular celebrities.
- justinsingh 10y agoI don't think it's a trend. Besides Trump, who else would be part of this trend?
- solipsism 10y agoSarah Palin
- dredmorbius 10y agoMost politicians since the time of Andrew Jackson, in the US.
- 794CD01 10y agoArnold Schwarzenegger definitely owes his political success to his fame as an actor.
- muad 10y agoRonald Reagan, Jesse Ventura, Arnold...
- humanrebar 10y agoAl Franken, Sonny Bono, Fred Thompson, Jerry Springer (though in reverse)
- kevinwang 10y agoIsn't that like Reagan?
- cderwin 10y agoReagan was not a particularly popular actor, and only rose to national prominence as a political figure. So no, not like Reagan.