Obama: Women "indisputably" better at leading
HughFreakingDillon
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/16/politics/barack-obama-women-are-better-than-men/index.html
I can't say I disagree with him. Although, is there really enough of a pool to draw from to come to such a conclusion? not to mention;
Imagine Kellyanne as POTUS, for instance. Not all women are progressive.
I found another comment quite interesting, and could be why he hasn't yet endorsed Biden in the Dem primary.
"If you look at the world and look at the problems, it's usually old people, usually old men, not getting out of the way," he said. "It is important for political leaders to try and remind themselves that you are there to do a job, but you are not there for life, you are not there in order to prop up your own sense of self importance or your own power."
I can't say I disagree with him. Although, is there really enough of a pool to draw from to come to such a conclusion? not to mention;
Imagine Kellyanne as POTUS, for instance. Not all women are progressive.
I found another comment quite interesting, and could be why he hasn't yet endorsed Biden in the Dem primary.
"If you look at the world and look at the problems, it's usually old people, usually old men, not getting out of the way," he said. "It is important for political leaders to try and remind themselves that you are there to do a job, but you are not there for life, you are not there in order to prop up your own sense of self importance or your own power."
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It's an asinine comment. Just as it would be if it was said about Men being better, or anything. Really dumb.
And you're right, it is asinine to make a blanket statement like that. I thought Hillary could have been a good leader, but the fact that she's a woman had nothing to do with me thinking that. And I think Trump is a horrible leader, but the fact that he's an old man has nothing to do with me thinking that.
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are there bad female leaders? of course. my former female boss was a fucking asshole. our former female HR director was the devil incarnate.
as i said, i don't know what he's drawing this conclusion from, but I would say it's high time we give women a kick at the can. males have fucked everything up royally for centuries.
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my google search was "who is better at leading? men or women?"
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Again, not your intent, just my take-away.
Anyway, I agree with the concensus - ascribing qualities or a higher level of leadership based on one's sex? No thanks!
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i just don’t subscribe to the gender of someone making them an inherently better leader.
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-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
"I'm absolutely confident that for two years, if every nation on Earth was run by women, you would see a significant improvement across the board on just about everything ... living standards and outcomes."
If I was american, and with the benefit of hindsight, I probably would have voted Sanders over Clinton in the primaries. at the time I may have chosen Clinton.
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