NoLifeGaming to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 7 days agoSurely we can learn from this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1614arrow-down1116
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minus-square@Katana314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 days agoThis statement implies popularity = good, universally. In the 1800s, slavery was popular. Hence, should a candidate have run on preserving slavery?
minus-square@Tinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-23 days agoNo it doesn’t. A candidate needs a lot of qualities to be “good”. One of those qualities is the ability to be popular on election day. An unpopular candidate isn’t a good candidate. A popular candidate might be.
This statement implies popularity = good, universally.
In the 1800s, slavery was popular. Hence, should a candidate have run on preserving slavery?
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No it doesn’t. A candidate needs a lot of qualities to be “good”. One of those qualities is the ability to be popular on election day. An unpopular candidate isn’t a good candidate. A popular candidate might be.