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[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 67 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Yeah, she gets a little overboard at times, but it all comes from the right place in her heart. She kept a fairly low profile (comparatively speaking) over the past couple decades, but she's always been doing good things. I don't know that I'd want her in any position that required significant diplomacy and tact, but I'd definitely back her if she ever wanted to do anything political.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

She was exiled to Ireland. She had legit concerns about her safety.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

What could be more tactful and diplomatic than saying "You brought me back — just like you did with fascism and the measles."

It's so brilliant.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I don't know that I'd want her in any position that required significant diplomacy and tact

I find it genuinely concerning that Americans are more frequently looking towards entertainers for civic leadership.

Allowing democracy to fully become a popularity contest is an overlooked, and IMO underweighted contributor to the problems they're facing.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not looking for any particular background, but rather the type of person someone is. The fact celebrities are inevitably more well-known than obscure local politicians probably has much more to do with the effect you're probably conflating than anyone deliberately looking just for celebrities to lead.

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 days ago

Well, yea, but this is a human thing. Not an American thing. The president of Ukraine is an entertainer should we go through the rest of the world?

[–] protist@retrofed.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We've been doing this since television was invented

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

FDR would never get elected today. They'd talk about nothing but his disability.

[–] mystik@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

I almost wish she didn't keep a low profile and kept picking at Trump to distract him from all the other crap he's trying to push him.