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    Quote Originally Posted by kuronosan View Post
    So... If a person is a celebrity they're not capable of executing good ideas or leading?
    The last two celebrity presidents say no, they're not.

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    I've been telling people for years now that the Rock will 100% be President one day but I always thought he'd run for governor of Florida first.

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    Think it's probably fair to assert that anyone who's a millionaire (which often comes with celebrity status) isn't going to be approaching issues the same way as someone who's living paycheck-to-paycheck. This isn't to say they were never that way or grew up in that environment, themselves, but success does have a way of changing people. I'd probably favor someone like Keanu over the Rock if going by life outside their celebrity status, but just being in movies or a pro wrestler isn't enough to make me vote for someone.

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    I don't know, his match against Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania X7 is probably worth at least two battleground states. And then the next year he pulled an all-time classic out of a 48-year-old Hulk Hogan, I mean come on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yabby View Post
    You know what i'm saying and why, you are just being contrarian. Should i start calling you day?
    I mean, no. I'm asking a question. At what point is someone qualified to have an opinion or not? I felt the same way about Ksandra saying teachers only become admins in short time if they couldn't make it as teachers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kuronosan View Post
    I mean, no. I'm asking a question. At what point is someone qualified to have an opinion or not? I felt the same way about Ksandra saying teachers only become admins in short time if they couldn't make it as teachers.
    He can have an opinion but that opinion would be one of someone that has lived as the 1% for well over a decade.

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    Which would bring me back to my previous question. How does that invalidate his opinion if he understands the struggles of the 99% and the importance of addressing them? I'm genuinely confused as to how any one celebrity would not know just because they're now rich. I mean, the last two "celebrity" presidents were both Republican, which seems to line up more with their lack of empathy and understanding and less with their status.

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    Celebrities are more out of touch with regular jackoffs than politicians are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NynJa View Post
    Celebrities are more out of touch with regular jackoffs than politicians are.
    You don't think this is a sweeping generalization?

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    Quote Originally Posted by arus2001 View Post
    Think it's probably fair to assert that anyone who's a millionaire (which often comes with celebrity status) isn't going to be approaching issues the same way as someone who's living paycheck-to-paycheck. This isn't to say they were never that way or grew up in that environment, themselves, but success does have a way of changing people. I'd probably favor someone like Keanu over the Rock if going by life outside their celebrity status, but just being in movies or a pro wrestler isn't enough to make me vote for someone.
    The vast majority of politicians at the higher rankings are pretty well off before they become politicians. It's just more of the same.

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    Him being Republican until Trump isn't a good sign, imo. Sure, he may reject Trumpism, but conservative policies and actions had problems prior to 2016.

    The vast majority of politicians at the higher rankings are pretty well off before they become politicians. It's just more of the same.
    Definitely some plutocracy at play, too. Then you get someone like AOC who not only gets into the club, but is then told to basically "go back to where she came from" with perceived status as a bartender and nothing more. It's not surprising she's a GOP boogieman precisely because she actually wants to fix broken shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kuronosan View Post
    You don't think this is a sweeping generalization?
    Is it wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kuronosan View Post
    I mean, no. I'm asking a question. At what point is someone qualified to have an opinion or not? I felt the same way about Ksandra saying teachers only become admins in short time if they couldn't make it as teachers.
    I never said anything about his opinion and his ability to give it.

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    Can’t wait to see him cut a promo on all the candy asses in a debate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kuronosan View Post
    Which would bring me back to my previous question. How does that invalidate his opinion if he understands the struggles of the 99% and the importance of addressing them? I'm genuinely confused as to how any one celebrity would not know just because they're now rich. I mean, the last two "celebrity" presidents were both Republican, which seems to line up more with their lack of empathy and understanding and less with their status.
    The Rock was a republican before Trump. The party and views didn't just become trash under Trump. They've been trash and killing off the 99% with bullshit for decades.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Milkster View Post
    The Rock was a republican before Trump. The party and views didn't just become trash under Trump. They've been trash and killing off the 99% with bullshit for decades.
    Holy shit I had no idea. He doesn't even seem like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zealot View Post
    I don't know, his match against Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania X7 is probably worth at least two battleground states. And then the next year he pulled an all-time classic out of a 48-year-old Hulk Hogan, I mean come on.

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    The Rights gonna bring up his time with The Nation of Domination and a lot of suburban white females may not be comfortable with that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AoE View Post
    The Rights gonna bring up his time with The Nation of Domination and a lot of suburban white females may not be comfortable with that.
    Idk, there are some suburban white females that have a secret fetish of being dominated by a group of black men.

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