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minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 days agoOne day someone who knows his arse from his elbow will be in a position to make decisions, but not today.
minus-squaremyrmidex@belgae.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days agoWe’ve been waiting for someone like that for a long time. I can’t even remember the previous actually-competent politician.
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days agoBecause candidates with any sort of real competence are weeded out early in their political careers by a press owned by the sort of people that would view actual leadership as a threat.
minus-squaremyrmidex@belgae.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoTrue. The lower, local levels are also an efficient filtering system.
One day someone who knows his arse from his elbow will be in a position to make decisions, but not today.
We’ve been waiting for someone like that for a long time. I can’t even remember the previous actually-competent politician.
Because candidates with any sort of real competence are weeded out early in their political careers by a press owned by the sort of people that would view actual leadership as a threat.
True. The lower, local levels are also an efficient filtering system.