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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Entertainers are paid to entertain us. Politicians are paid to lead. Huge difference. By your definition, there's no difference between George Clooney and George Bush (either of them). By mine, there quite a gap, and one that either one would agree with me..
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If I may reword this slightly:
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By your definition, there's no difference between Bill O'Reilly and George Bush. By mine, there quite a gap, and one that either one would agree with me..
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Some entertainers lead their audiences and some politicians entertain their constituents. It's in that crossing that the similarities become more clear. It's in that crossing that your distinction isn't so huge.
I also think you're sending mixed messages by saying politicians are paid to lead, but people don't want them to be truthful. Putting those two together means that people want to be led by leaders they don't trust. I can see that to a point, but it's not quite that black and white.