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  • gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Tbf, democracies kinda always suffered from this problem.

    The italian long-term prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was a comedian before going into politics. And so was english prime minister Boris Johnsson. In other words, they were used to catering to audiences, instead of having technical training. (IIRC)