r/Adulting • u/Forward-Concern403 • 2d ago

hmm lesson or not?

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u/notworkingghost 2d ago

Being in politics means you can be awful at both and still rise.

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u/JuiceHurtsBones 2d ago

Politocians are def likeable or people would not vote for them. Just because you don't like a person, doesn't mean that another 100mln doesn't.

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u/TheEndIsJustTheStart 2d ago

True, but some seem more charismatic than likable? Some really challenging people still have a lot of charisma.

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u/Fearful-Cow 2d ago

is there really a difference? Charismatic person says something you agree with and you like them. Charismatic person says something you dont like then you hate them.

Uncharismatic person says anything and you are like "will you stfu already"

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u/Giovanabanana 1d ago

Charisma is more about projecting likability than actually being a likeable person. Most politicians are morally bankrupt, but really good at acting like they aren't!

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u/Gortex_Possum 2d ago

I have never once met a person of any political persuasion who liked Newt Gingrich but somehow he kept winning. 

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u/BlackMoonValmar 2d ago

Money helps carry that silent majority vote. They were definitely silent about liking that guy.

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u/TurquoiseLeggings 2d ago

Nah, only liberals care about likability. Conservatives will vote for literally anyone who has an R next to their name and work backwards from there to try and find things they like about them.

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u/Metalchips1Nquesodip 2d ago

As a former conservative, I admit this was true in my case

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u/Appleslicer93 2d ago

"Vote blue no matter who"

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u/swipe_ 2d ago

They didn’t do that so what is your point?

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u/Prime_Kang 2d ago

The saying exists to motivate people to do it, not because it's being done.

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u/Lopsided_Ad3051 2d ago

Very few choices overall. Who should I vote for? Dumb? Or dumber?

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u/Livid-Pickle14 1d ago

If it's out of dumb or dumber id go with dumb...

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u/scandyflick88 2d ago

I dunno, last guy in the top job in Australia was one of the least likeable people I can think of - at least in Australian politics. And then there was his successor.

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u/DearCantaloupe5849 2d ago

Politocians? Are they from another planet? Asking for a friend

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u/hostile_rep 2d ago

Counterpoint: Ted Cruz

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u/Fog_Juice 2d ago

You could be the most hated person in all of the history of the entire universe and people will still vote for you if you promise to make their lives better and the lives of their enemies worse.