▲ 583 ▼ Politicians Will Not Save Us. (lemmy.zip) submitted 1 year ago by balderdash9@lemmy.zip to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 197 comments fedilink hide all child comments Grassroots organization will save us.
[+] ameancow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) They’re out there, many of them inspired to newly join politics in the face of democratic leadership’s utter weakness in this moment. You won’t find them on CNN or MSNBC though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'm still backing Jon Stewart until someone gives me a better idea... Love him, but really, get me excited about somebody else when they turn up. I'm ready. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago He won't run. In fact, most anyone you'd want in the job would not actually go for the job. The only people that would want that job are either too dumb to understand how impossible a job it is to do right, or corrupt enough not to even care so long as they can exploit it, or both. A very rare breed that would be self-sacrificing enough to want the job and execute it well and for the good of the people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) They’re out there, many of them inspired to newly join politics in the face of democratic leadership’s utter weakness in this moment. You won’t find them on CNN or MSNBC though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'm still backing Jon Stewart until someone gives me a better idea... Love him, but really, get me excited about somebody else when they turn up. I'm ready. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago He won't run. In fact, most anyone you'd want in the job would not actually go for the job. The only people that would want that job are either too dumb to understand how impossible a job it is to do right, or corrupt enough not to even care so long as they can exploit it, or both. A very rare breed that would be self-sacrificing enough to want the job and execute it well and for the good of the people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tamal3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'm still backing Jon Stewart until someone gives me a better idea... Love him, but really, get me excited about somebody else when they turn up. I'm ready. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago He won't run. In fact, most anyone you'd want in the job would not actually go for the job. The only people that would want that job are either too dumb to understand how impossible a job it is to do right, or corrupt enough not to even care so long as they can exploit it, or both. A very rare breed that would be self-sacrificing enough to want the job and execute it well and for the good of the people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago He won't run. In fact, most anyone you'd want in the job would not actually go for the job. The only people that would want that job are either too dumb to understand how impossible a job it is to do right, or corrupt enough not to even care so long as they can exploit it, or both. A very rare breed that would be self-sacrificing enough to want the job and execute it well and for the good of the people. permalink fedilink source parent