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Literally laughed out loud about this. You might have missed some of the things that prominent leaders with "skill, knowledge, and expertise" have been doing:

Literally laughed out loud about this. You might have missed some of the things that prominent leaders with "skill, knowledge, and expertise" have been doing: https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2025/9/kennedy-calls-for-better-inspection-of-foreign-seafood-sold-in-the-us-the-shrimp-was-radioactive https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2025/9/kennedy-calls-f... https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-snowball-climate-change https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-sno... Or an even older one: https://rollcall.com/2018/02/16/flashback-friday-a-series-of-tubes/ https://rollcall.com/2018/02/16/flashback-friday-a-series-of... We are definitely not sending our brightest.

groundzeros2015 10mo ago
- literally a Kennedy - has BA from Harvard - has law degree That’s not an ordinary person even if we think his health views are dumb.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 10mo ago
  Isn’t literally a Kennedy a point against proving merit? Do you think many professors would fail a Bush, Clinton, Bezos, Zuckerberg, etc? Do such bloodlines even have to apply for admittance to prestigious institutions?
  - groundzeros2015 10mo ago
    Yes, Kennedys, Bushes, and Zuckerberg's are imuch smarter and more capable than a randomly selected person from Walmart. I'll stand by that.
    - kelnos 10mo ago
      I absolutely hate the fact that I agree with you, but I think this is actually correct.
  - throwaway2037 10mo ago
    It is weird that you included Zuckerberg in that list -- Mark, I presume. I'm pretty sure it was not from a famous nor super wealthy family. Although, he did attend a prestigious high school, so his parents are probably upper middle class in US parlance. And Hillary Clinton is brilliant. Look at GW Bush's kids by comparison.
    - throwaway2037 10mo ago
      Edit: I meant to say: And Chelsea Clinton is brilliant.
- jazzyjackson 10mo ago
  got into Harvard What, like it's hard? (Cannot resist the legally blonde reference)

groundzeros2015 10mo ago

- literally a Kennedy - has BA from Harvard - has law degree That’s not an ordinary person even if we think his health views are dumb.

0cf8612b2e1e 10mo ago
Isn’t literally a Kennedy a point against proving merit? Do you think many professors would fail a Bush, Clinton, Bezos, Zuckerberg, etc? Do such bloodlines even have to apply for admittance to prestigious institutions?
- groundzeros2015 10mo ago
  Yes, Kennedys, Bushes, and Zuckerberg's are imuch smarter and more capable than a randomly selected person from Walmart. I'll stand by that.
  - kelnos 10mo ago
    I absolutely hate the fact that I agree with you, but I think this is actually correct.
- throwaway2037 10mo ago
  It is weird that you included Zuckerberg in that list -- Mark, I presume. I'm pretty sure it was not from a famous nor super wealthy family. Although, he did attend a prestigious high school, so his parents are probably upper middle class in US parlance. And Hillary Clinton is brilliant. Look at GW Bush's kids by comparison.
  - throwaway2037 10mo ago
    Edit: I meant to say: And Chelsea Clinton is brilliant.
jazzyjackson 10mo ago
got into Harvard What, like it's hard? (Cannot resist the legally blonde reference)