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Re:Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored fo... by jredwards on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @08:27PM (#43711796)
Two actors have been Governor of California. One has been president. The current president is a reality TV star. We've already had a professional comedian as a US Senator.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but I think we've established that there's a show-biz-to-politics pipeline. Is that a good thing? Maybe, maybe not, but I don't think you can call it disqualifying.

Electing a comic may sound like a joke, but I'm willing to consider anyone who can demonstrate intellect and empathy. Frankly, I don't think our current crop of politicians tend to come from backgrounds that are somehow more noble.

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Re:Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored fo... by assimpleaspossi on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @09:15PM (#43712096)
Reagan was an actor but you don't mention he was heavily involved in politics and the labor movement before being elected governor.
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Re:Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored fo... by jredwards on Thursday April 17, 2025 @12:10AM (#43713035)
Lots of actors are involved in politics or activism. Including Seth Rogen.
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Re:Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored fo... by plugger on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @08:36PM (#43711843)
> Electing a comic may sound like a joke, but I'm willing to consider anyone who can demonstrate intellect and empathy.

yea, Zelenskyy immediately comes to mind.

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Re:Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored fo... by jredwards on Thursday April 17, 2025 @12:10AM (#43713036)
That's a pretty solid point.
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Re:Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored fo... by red-iron-pine on Thursday April 17, 2025 @09:54AM (#43716894)
> Frankly, I don't think our current crop of politicians tend to come from backgrounds that are somehow more noble.

Cue the reddit meme about how the sword in the stone method of choosing a king might actually be a better way of going about choosing leadership, as current politicians are the results of decades of compromise and ruthless chasing of power.

Certainly there are some who are more in touch with the people than others, but it's not hard to see people like Fetterman take a hard turn and become another political creature.

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