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IllWorry8404 t1_ivf4j0z wrote

Reply to comment by 685327592 in Michael Bloomberg announces a new initiative to phase out coal in 25 countries. by Wagamaga

Potentially. I was excited about him as a candidate given what he’s done, but on the debate stage he was atrocious.

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685327592 t1_ivf4rgg wrote

These televised debates are just pointless. It's all about getting in a silly one-liner, not actually having an intellectual discussion.

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IllWorry8404 t1_ivf5ap5 wrote

I think most debates are like that, but if you can’t even engage with other people on stage explaining why your policies are better than the other guy’s how good are you going to be locking horns with Putin/ MBS/ etc? I was underwhelmed by his entire campaign.

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685327592 t1_ivf62n6 wrote

Nobody "locks horns" with anybody IRL. It's not like the US President ever debates foreign leaders.

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IllWorry8404 t1_ivf6e47 wrote

Yeah. You’re right. Leaders never engage with each other on the phone or at a summit. I’m sure they just sit aside and let the wind take them where they need to go. Putin is a notoriously difficult fuck to deal with - long before he invaded his neighbor. He has made leaders, Americans included, look out of their league more than once. Personally, I’d rather not have an empty suit in office that can deal with the shit leaders and our Allies, but to each their own.

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