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Dua Lipa, Gary Lineker, and Benedict Cumberbatch join more than 300 figures urging PM to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza (news.sky.com)

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Some politicians are famous too. Politicians these days don't seem smart and in America especially, we're not electing the smartest bunch. We actually elected a reality TV star. Famous people have a platform and they see what we see also.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Republicans have elected celebrities without political background into the highest office in the country four times

[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Same with Boris.

The rest come from journalism.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Boris was a journalist before politics.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

A journalist caught making stuff up shouldn't be called one

[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah I know, that's what got him started on being a celebrity.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Huh, I thought I followed UK politics pretty closely for a foreigner but I had no idea he had a celebrity background.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

He always did the comedy news panels like Have I Got News For You. Built his profile in the media. Not exactly a celebrity, but one of the most known in terms of TV profile.

[–] serialdeviant@mstdn.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

@glimse @G4Z

Depends on your definition of 'celebrity', I guess.

[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Never had a real job has he?

[–] serialdeviant@mstdn.social 3 points 2 days ago

@G4Z I'm sure he's been on the receiving end of many jobs. Ahem. Yuck.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -1 points 2 days ago

Obviously not Reagan as he was leader of SAG-AFTRA, so apart from Trump who were the other three?