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Jon Stewart Says ‘Daily Show’ Return Was Prompted by Wanting to Have a “Place to Unload Thoughts” Ahead of 2024 Election (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Being a celebrity shouldn't be disqualifying. Trump was a dumb, loud criminal before being president and stayed a dumb, loud crimnal as president.

Stewart is in one of the most intelligent, articulate, charismatic and compassionate people in the public sphere and one can only hope he would be such as president. If he wanted to run, which he doesn't.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

intelligent, articulate, charismatic and compassionate people in the public sphere

Great but it takes a lot more than that to be a GOOD president.

You need to be more than just popular. I know it’s a common mistake to think celebrities will make good presidents because they have charisma.

That is how we ended up with Trump.

Have higher standards.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The most important qualification a leader can have is the trust of the population.

Everything else is what advisors are for, and despite what you want to believe Stewart has seen how the kosher sausage is made, when he bullied Congress into taking care of the 9/11 first responders.

There are many, many worse candidates out there, and quite frankly not many better.

Is that a sad state of affairs?

Sure. But it's also reality.

And, just fyi, Trump wasn't a bad candidate because he was a TV celebrity.

He was a bad candidate because he's an idiotic fascist.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The most important qualification a leader can have is the trust of the population.

Nope. Not at all. Again this is how we get people like Trump as president.

He was a bad candidate because he's an idiotic fascist.

And yet half the population trusts the moron so we’re gonna agree to disagree.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 9 months ago

That's why I didn't even mention "popular", and listed a bunch of other traits besides charisma.

Comparing Stewart with Trump is lazy and simplistic, do better.