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> We elect leaders - people with skills, knowledge, and expertise. I admire your optimism but saying it doesn't make it so. We elect people able to convince o
by margalabargala 11mo ago
> We elect leaders - people with skills, knowledge, and expertise.
I admire your optimism but saying it doesn't make it so.
We elect people able to convince others they should be elected. Often that means they possess the ability to convince others they have the skills, knowledge, and expertise you describe.
If you think that's the same thing as actually having skills, knowledge, and expertise, well, I have bad news for you...
- groundzeros2015 11mo agoOptimism would be believing people on the street are as capable as Us senators.
- margalabargala 11mo agoThat's because most US senators have been senators longer than most people have been alive. Most random people off the street would be as capable as a US senator if they spent decades doing it.
- groundzeros2015 11mo agoPeople aren’t even good at the menial jobs they do have.
- margalabargala 11mo agoYes, that's something they have in common with most of Congress.