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    1. Idrees Ahmad‏Verified account @im_PULSE 4 Oct 2019

      Idrees Ahmad Retweeted Meagan Day

      Jacobin staff writer makes a powerful argument against competencehttps://twitter.com/meaganmday/status/1179898940017168384 …

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      Meagan DayVerified account @meaganmday
      Warren may pay homage to movements in her stump, but that's in complete contrast to the main way she's selling herself: a singular regulator who will surround herself with other cream-of-the-crop regulators. Rules will be made and enforced. Competence and expertise will prevail.
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Oct 2019
      Replying to @im_PULSE

      The most competent president America ever had was Herbert Hoover. A brilliant organizer and planner.

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        2. ABD from the Citadel, known in Eregion as Fleagol‏ @JSelb1 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          You're wrongly assuming that correct policy positions aren't an important aspect of competence for a president.

          1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @JSelb1 @im_PULSE

          Funny, that's the assumption I was criticizing.

          1 reply 0 retweets 116 likes
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        1. meat popsicle‏ @doctorthot01 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          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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        1. Henry Brandt‏ @istoothin 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          Think it may be time to roll out necessary but not sufficient.

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        2. Vax-o-licious‏ @bpickar 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          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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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @bpickar @im_PULSE

          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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        2. Every Voice‏ @everyvote_prize 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          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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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @everyvote_prize @im_PULSE

          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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        1. Leonid Baezhnev  🔥‏ @rev_avocado 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          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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        1. Emperor Puppertine‏ @emperorpuprtine 5 Oct 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @im_PULSE

          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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