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I see a lot of comments arguing "you don't need to be an expert in the field to be a minister". That's pretty right, IMHO, but we're now talking about him not
by WhyNotHugo 8y ago
I see a lot of comments arguing "you don't need to be an expert in the field to be a minister".
That's pretty right, IMHO, but we're now talking about him not being an expert, we're talking about him not having the slightest clue.
Not knowing what a USB drive is for, is akin to a minister of defence not knowing what a bullet is for, or a minister of health not knowing what medication is (or what it's used for).
These are key, basic elements, and most mid-level education citizen will understand what they are. It's hard to understand how he can represent their best interest in that scope.
- SiempreViernes 8y agoWell, the selection of someone who never has used a computer does speak pretty loudly of how important the post is considered, so I expect the best interests of the people was never a big concern.
- Abutere 8y agoLike putting a Quaker in charge of the military during war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
- flatfilefan 8y agoJust compare it to the current German minister of defense, previously family and education minister, physician by education.
- merb 8y agoto be fair that what she says about our troops is most often pretty on point. I mean I do not like her and she also says a lot of bullshit. also it's not really hard to see the weak points of our "bundeswehr" and trying to make it better. Modernization is basically the right thing to do, but you didn't need to be an expert to see that our bundeswher needed that.