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This is, bar none, the stupidest self-own on a national level I've ever seen, and that includes Brexit. These idiotic moves just erased a few trillion dollars o
by kstrauser 2y ago
This is, bar none, the stupidest self-own on a national level I've ever seen, and that includes Brexit. These idiotic moves just erased a few trillion dollars of national wealth without getting anything in return.
For the rest of my life, if anyone ever again unironically says we need a businessman for president, I will laugh in their face.
- ben_w 2y agoIn fairness, not all businessmen have multiple bankruptcies, two impeachements, and 34 felony convictions.
- littlexsparkee 2y agoBeing able to run an enterprise well (and there's plenty of evidence to the contrary) is no guarantee of being able to direct an entire economy.
- kstrauser 2y agoThe scale's just tiny in comparison. Walmart's a huge company with about 2M global employees. That's nothing compared to the US-sized decisions a president has to make. And Walmart's CEO doesn't have to direct a military, too.
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- netsharc 2y agoA proper businessman might be good. But a sleazy "You want to buy a watch?" kind of "businessman" like the one we have now?
- kstrauser 2y agoI would be willing to entertain that discussion, so long as it's not from anyone who thought our current president was a proper businessman in the first place.
- ndsipa_pomu 2y agoWell, maybe trusting a businessman known for being able to bankrupt a casino is not advisable.