Do you want to be President of the United States?

[TDAS04]

Well?

[Schiff for Senate]

Definitely. It would be great to be commander in chief. It is probably my dream job, but since it's very unlikely to happen, I've tempered my expectations to the US Senate or the US House (or maybe a governership).

[President Johnson]

I'd prefer to be Chancellor of Germany. But if I was American, I would want to be president.

What I would actually love is a nearly 100% realistic real life "simulation" of being chancellor or president where I have that exact schedule and face various decisions to make. And where it's simulated how my decisions would affect domestic and foreign politics. I'd be curious whether I could actually handle such a job without having served in a government role but with a the of knowledge of politics that I (believe) have.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I mean, kinda moot point for me, but no lol. Being a political leader is way too much stress.

[Schiff for Senate]

I mean, kinda moot point for me, but no lol. Being a political leader is way too much stress.

Well, if I was president I'd alleviate some of that stress for me by not caring about reelection; I'd do whatever I want without any concern about midterms or reelections or any of that. I'd just do whatever good I can in whatever time I have.

[Big Abraham]

Sure why not. Vote Big Abraham in 2036 yall.

[Dr. MB]

If offered it would be a dumb idea to turn it down even if it was just for a day or week or whatever.

Actively seeking out the office? You have to be a psychopath

[Continential]

I don't want to be in politics, but it would be cool to be the most important person in the world.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I mean, kinda moot point for me, but no lol. Being a political leader is way too much stress.

Well, if I was president I'd alleviate some of that stress for me by not caring about reelection; I'd do whatever I want without any concern about midterms or reelections or any of that. I'd just do whatever good I can in whatever time I have.

Figuring out how to do good effectively and avoid messing up is the most stressful part of all! (At least if you care about that to begin with)

[Xing]

No, considering:

1) I like getting enough sleep.

2) Congress would likely view my agenda as """"too far left""", whatever the hell that means, and thus even many Democrats would oppose my proposed legislation to appease their donors be "moderate" and "bipartisan." 99% of Republicans would of course call all of my ideas some combination of "socialism", "extreme leftism", "communism", "Castro/Chavez apologism", etc.

3) I hate toxicity, tribalism, and schadenfreude in general, and politics is probably the absolute worst career choice when it comes to all of those.

[Schiff for Senate]

I mean, kinda moot point for me, but no lol. Being a political leader is way too much stress.

Well, if I was president I'd alleviate some of that stress for me by not caring about reelection; I'd do whatever I want without any concern about midterms or reelections or any of that. I'd just do whatever good I can in whatever time I have.

Figuring out how to do good effectively and avoid messing up is the most stressful part of all! (At least if you care about that to begin with)

True.

Anyway, one of the things I'd do is use the nuclear codes to bomb Pyongyang for several hours straight.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I mean, kinda moot point for me, but no lol. Being a political leader is way too much stress.

Well, if I was president I'd alleviate some of that stress for me by not caring about reelection; I'd do whatever I want without any concern about midterms or reelections or any of that. I'd just do whatever good I can in whatever time I have.

Figuring out how to do good effectively and avoid messing up is the most stressful part of all! (At least if you care about that to begin with)

True.

Anyway, one of the things I'd do is use the nuclear codes to bomb Pyongyang for several hours straight.

...ok well with that attitude maybe stress isn't a concern for you

[Conservatopia]

I don't want to be in politics, but it would be cool to be the most important person in the world.

You must be quite important already. You won Time Person of the Year in 2006.

[Schiff for Senate]

I mean, kinda moot point for me, but no lol. Being a political leader is way too much stress.

Well, if I was president I'd alleviate some of that stress for me by not caring about reelection; I'd do whatever I want without any concern about midterms or reelections or any of that. I'd just do whatever good I can in whatever time I have.

Figuring out how to do good effectively and avoid messing up is the most stressful part of all! (At least if you care about that to begin with)

True.

Anyway, one of the things I'd do is use the nuclear codes to bomb Pyongyang for several hours straight.

...ok well with that attitude maybe stress isn't a concern for you

I'm serious. I was reading Wikipedia pages about North Korea and its dictatorship about a week ago and I began to realize just how terrible life in North Korea must be. There are human rights abuses and life is literally a living hell - if you think our leaders are even remotely authoritarian, research North Korea and you'll realize it could be much, much, much worse (I'm not telling you specifically, I'm using it as a general term to anyone reading this post). So...yeah. And aside from that there are safety issues, since North Korea is working on nuclear weapons and successfully conducted a test a while ago. Who knows what they might do. So it's probably best to preempt them and just eliminate them and liberate millions of oppressed North Koreans (basically, like the argument George W Bush made to invade Iraq in the early 2000s, except this one is based on what is publicly known to be true and isn't covered in lies and distortions).

And anyway if the job is too stressful I could worst case just resign. But would be good to at least try and see what I can do first, right? Maybe I could free North Korea, work to fix the environment, reduce or end affirmative action and excessive welfare, reduce gun violence, tackle the debt or any combination of those, and if I can, I will have helped the US and/or the world, which would be great. Maybe I could even be Trump and appoint a handful of justices to SCOTUS, which would make my legacy even bigger.

[parochial boy]

So your solution to the North Korean regime committing atrocities against the North Korean people is to... simply murder millions of North Koreans?

That makes absolutely no sense

[Cassius]

So your solution to the North Korean regime committing atrocities against the North Korean people is to... simply murder millions of North Koreans?

That makes absolutely no sense

Can't be subject to atrocities if you're already dead.

[John Dule]

The longer I spend on this site, the more I realize that I'm actually one of the most moderate users on here-- which is saying something.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Putting aside all the ass-kissing it takes to get to that job for most people who do, I find the idea of my entire private life being scrutinized extremely unnerving. Maybe at a time before mass media I would've thought differently, but even then, I wouldn't want to be a congressman much less the most powerful person on earth.

[Schiff for Senate]

So your solution to the North Korean regime committing atrocities against the North Korean people is to... simply murder millions of North Koreans?

That makes absolutely no sense

I emphasize Pyongyang. Living in Juche Korea is honestly probably not much better than being dead, and those people will need to die, but it will be for a good cause because the rest of North Korea will be free, and it's probably not like they're enjoying life much anyway; what happens in North Korea is really a half-life.

(EDIT: Also I wouldn't bomb the whole Pyongyang, just the parts of the city where Kim and his closest allies/advisors live, and then send US troops to shut down all the reeducation camps.)

So your solution to the North Korean regime committing atrocities against the North Korean people is to... simply murder millions of North Koreans?

That makes absolutely no sense

Can't be subject to atrocities if you're already dead.

Unironically, this isn't really false. First of all, the majority of North Korea will finally be free, and secondly, death probably isn't much worse than being forced to spend your whole life with every move you make being dictated and with pretty much no chance of escape.

[YE]

F**k no.

[Middle-aged Europe]

F**k no.

[Meclazine for Israel]

Running my own business is enough for me.

Taking a political path involves really caring about the entire population.

I can ascertain from people's driving abilities in my home town that 7/10ths of the population really annoy me.

Hence, as their leader, I don't think I would serve them well.

I don't think I could handle the spotlight in the media. That would be hardest.

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Sure, and the first order of business would make it mandatory to put chemicals in our country's watersheds to turn frogs gay.

[ProudModerate2]

F**k no.

[Orwell]

No, much more power is held as a member of the donor class not as a politician. I can control politics if I am a top political donor better than I can as a politician.