It doesn’t even have to be about politics - this can be lifestyle, philosophy, or movie critique. Maybe a different celebrity for each different thing you’re particularly opinionated on.
I’m fond of Anthony Bourdain’s views on cooking, for instance, and on how to learn cookery. But he’s a bit of a rascal when it comes to how he treats others.
I like C.S Lewis’s views on life, faith, and epistemology.
As for politicians, well, I doubt any politician alive today accurately shares my views. But i could composite from a few; for instance i found it sensible that Jeremy corbyn (UK ex-leader of Labour) wanted to nationalise many things asap no matter the shock to the economy - buying them back presumably becomes harder the more time that passes.
I find that public figures often disappoint if I relate to them too much. That parasocial relationship angle gets fucky. So there’s a handful of people that I return to time and again for their viewpoints.
Emily Nagoski and Dan Savage’s views on sex.
Amy Taylor and Kathleen Hanna for how they live their lives unapologetically in the face of sexism.
I’ll add Mamdani onto the pile for now to cover a politician. I haven’t seen anything I disagree with so far.
Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers? I only know her through a guest appearance on a Bob Vylan song, haven’t looked into her further yet. I did manage to gather some Amyl albums, I’ll give those a listen tonight.
None of them. It takes a certain type of personality to attain, and especially maintain, that level of public highlight. Dig deep enough or long enough, and you will always be disappointed. There’s a few where I hope I’m proved wrong, but the numbers aren’t favorable
Comedians: Bill Hicks, George Carlin and Doug Stanhope.
Musicians: Peter Spilles, Robert Del Naja and Gregory John McCormick.
Politicians: Bernie Sanders and many leftists from Europe.
which leftists from europe
The ones who at least slightly match Bill Hicks, I suppose? 🤷♀️
I am too tired to create a list of names here since our dog underwent surgery today and my mind is slightly in shambles by now.
Hoping the best for your dog and for you
Thank you
Greta Thunberg
I forget his name but the lead game designer for Path of Exile. I’m an indie game designer, and when I listen to interviews with that guy I feel like I’m listening to myself talk game design philosophy.
Weirdly, I don’t like PoE, so not sure how to reconcile that part. 😅
hangman adam page.
i too like gardening and being sad
Sam Harris, though it’s not accidental as many of my views comes from him.
I used to feel this way and still do to some extent. But he has lost me on the Israel conflict. Certainly on religion itself and philosophy I agree with him a lot. Much like how, conversely, with Mehdi Hassan, I agree a
butbit politically, but not on religion.The only people I can never recall taking issue with are Hitch and Fry, and even they probably have views I don’t like.
The only response to a jihad, logically, is a genocide. And good riddance.
Do you mean Sam Sedar? Sam Harris is quite racist
Nope, I got the name right.
Sam Harris is based.
GTFO with your pedophile profit.
I know what i spelled. What does fucking children have to do with race?
Every accusation is a confession with you freaks
Muhammad married a 6-year-old and fucked her when she was 9. Go read a book.
Public I don’t know. Ron Swanson is a fictional character that sometimes feels like he could be a caricature of me.
Ron Swanson is the greatest libertarian thinker ever… so staunch to his ideals, and, since he is not a fascist, he’s open to other people’s political ideas and we see him change his stances on things. I didn’t like parks and rec that much but i loved him.
Bernie Sanders.
most comedians are far too centrist for me, but i enjoy how they piss on the extreme left and the extreme right and their delusional self-destructive agendas. it’s terrifying how many people take extremest views seriously.
Maybe Abigail Thorne?
Abigail Thorne
Well thank you for that recommendation! I hadn’t heard of her before.
I wish I had a badass name like this
not sure but like waltz kinda is like me for a politician. I mean closest I have seen. Really don’t know him enough though.
Thanos
Really
Sam Neill did.
AOC2028!
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