Jacobin staff writer makes a powerful argument against competencehttps://twitter.com/meaganmday/status/1179898940017168384 …
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You're wrongly assuming that correct policy positions aren't an important aspect of competence for a president.
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Funny, that's the assumption I was criticizing.
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I love how "the left" loves to talk about everything but political economy. This is everything that was wrong with Obama's run in 2008 and HRC in 2016. Lots of rhetoric, not much else https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/elizabeth-warren-president-pac-money-treasurer/ …
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Think it may be time to roll out necessary but not sufficient.
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Competence is not synonymous with "organization and planning". Competence is also leadership, judgment, and flexibility to adjust to change. All of which Hoover notoriously lacked. So using Hoover to deride the importance of competence is just silly. And dangerous.
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You should read a biography of Herbert Hoover. His management of famine relief in WWI and after absolutely displayed "leadership, judgement, flexibility to adjust to change" & saved millions of lives. But that didn't make him a good president.
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Alexander the Great was a competent war lord. Elizabeth Warren is also competent. Therefore, Elizabeth Warren will conquer Asia Minor. Did I get that right?
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Yes, that's exactly right: you can't untangle competence from intent and agenda. I'm glad you understood the point.
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Competence is still a very important quality when you're trying to do shit though. It may not be sufficient, but it sure is necessary!
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No Jeet that’s not what it means. Being able to plan for things and follow through doesn’t mean you’re a horrible person or a good person. It means you are able to accomplish things. Being incompetent also does not make you a bad or good person. For instance...you.
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