POLITICS!

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 01/03/2017 at 13:04 • Filed to: asshole-elect

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A nice analogy.

BeaterGT > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:08

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He has crashed a few planes prior so let’s collectively agree he is qualified!

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:08

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also an analogy to us plebs wanting to be mods

Jcarr > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:09

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Somehow I doubt that implying that people are stupid will convince them to adopt your point of view.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:09

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No, it isn’t. “Rule of experts” has always been fraught with the risk that experts are not, actually, very expert at anything but claiming expertise, and the viability of nonspecific political expertise is very much in question. Also, the New Yorker sniffs its own farts.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr 01/03/2017 at 13:13

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“Everybody who disagrees with me is stupid” is an evergreen salve for discomfort. A toxic one, but evergreen.

S65 > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:21

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My bird IS the word > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/03/2017 at 13:25

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I would agree in the sense that that most government officials didn’t go to school for government. There isn’t really a “politician” degree.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:27

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Just to play devil’s advocate (I happen to agree with the cartoon):

Flying civilian aircraft is a well-established profession with standardised equipment and fed by a fixed, rigid education system. Pilots are regulated and maintain strict certification standards throughout their careers. The reason is simple—a complex job with people’s lives in your hands mandates eliminating as many operational variables as possible.

There is no POTUS Training Institute, License or Certification. Or even a defined prerequisite career path.

Milky > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/03/2017 at 13:29

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I’d rather risk someone not being an expert than be without doubt that they are not a expert.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Milky 01/03/2017 at 13:33

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True. One of the flaws of (rare) actual expertise, can, however, be that the expertise is used to *justify* ideology rather than to guide it. As an example, some of (IIRC) Steven Chu’s odd ideas regarding transportation.

TheHondaBro > My bird IS the word 01/03/2017 at 13:33

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Political science?

Chariotoflove > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 13:35

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The analogy doesn’t really work because the people who have the expertise to run the government on a daily basis are not the elected politicians but the hired or appointed bureaucrats. The elected office holders very often have little or no specific training before taking office. Our outgoing president is one example.

Really, our government was not originally envisioned as being run by career politicians.

Sam > TheHondaBro 01/03/2017 at 13:38

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PoliSci degrees lead to more analytical and support jobs than actual political offices. Most politicians have law degrees.

(Source: PoliSci major who is aiming for an analytical or support job)

Sam > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/03/2017 at 13:40

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There aren’t even official requirements beyond age and citizenship either. So every American citizen over 35 is officially qualified to be the President.

Jcarr > Milky 01/03/2017 at 13:44

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Perry did have a record 14 years as governor of Texas, during which time the state experienced a signification boom in oil, gas, and wind energy production.

He may not be a Nobel laureate, but he’s also not an idiot.

Sam > Chariotoflove 01/03/2017 at 13:44

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Career politicians are a necessary evil with how large the country is. Running anything larger than a city part-time just doesn’t work. You need to devote 100% of you time when your government is handling millions of people.

Milky > Jcarr 01/03/2017 at 13:55

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I’m aware. But saying that he got a “D in meats” is far more entertaining.

TahoeSTi > My citroen won't start 01/03/2017 at 14:10

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Problem with this is our politics aren’t experts at anything but taking money from special interests and making themselves more powerful. The political class is the problem they are the less then 1%ers.

TahoeSTi > Sam 01/03/2017 at 14:11

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They dont need to do it for a life time though. They can do it full time for 4-8 years then it’s time to get out.

wiffleballtony > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/03/2017 at 14:18

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And in this analogy the pilots change the planes destination half way through.

Chariotoflove > Sam 01/03/2017 at 14:22

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What Tahoe said. A person should pay attention to the job they are doing while they are doing it. That doesn’t mean they need to make a career out of it.

wiffleballtony > Milky 01/03/2017 at 14:35

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I’m pretty sure Ernest Moniz is a 1700s imperialist time traveler based on that photo.

wiffleballtony > Sam 01/03/2017 at 14:36

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PoliSci degree. Works in IT.

Milky > wiffleballtony 01/03/2017 at 14:45

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Well of course. But look at that smile. He’ll just want to mate with your tribes indigenous ladies to study your culture. Not enslave you, steal your land, or anything like that.

Rico > Sam 01/03/2017 at 15:45

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I think it should be lifelong instead of career.

wkiernan > My bird IS the word 01/03/2017 at 18:42

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No one learns anything from experience, right?

My bird IS the word > wkiernan 01/03/2017 at 23:13

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Presumably you should have some experience before you seek office. That doesn’t appear to be the norm.