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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember how it was repeated ad nauseum that Trump is "not a politician"?
If he's the Perfect Non-Political Entity, then I don't see how accountability for his actions would be political. He's not political, right?
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Remember how it was repeated ad nauseum that Trump is "not a politician"? (Original Post)
ck4829
Mar 2022
OP
They keep saying it. He is and has been a politician in the worst sense of the word
Walleye
Mar 2022
#2
That's the only profession for which experience is treated as a negative
Clash City Rocker
Mar 2022
#3
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. Nothing about the bloviating gasbag makes sense.
Walleye
(30,723 posts)2. They keep saying it. He is and has been a politician in the worst sense of the word
Although Im not sure the blind ambition and lust for power really qualifies as politics
ck4829
(34,977 posts)4. Ah ha, so if one hears that again and they probably will...
Then they should just say "You mean not a GOOD politician"
Walleye
(30,723 posts)7. That's it. That's the answer
Clash City Rocker
(3,379 posts)3. That's the only profession for which experience is treated as a negative
For example, you never hear someone say, My dentist doesnt have a degree or anything, but I think weve all had enough of professional dentists.
ck4829
(34,977 posts)6. Somebody needs to run for sheriff to make fun of the mindset, I would if I had the resources
"I have no law enforcement experience but that just means I'm the OUTSIDER who will SHAKE UP THE SYSTEM. What, you don't want to vote for me, why not?"
dalton99a
(81,070 posts)5. His swamp was the best