Favorite Modern Day Politicians

"I can't stand politicians. They're arrogant, incompetent, grandstanding and out of touch. They're lying, self-serving, crooked, corrupt, uncaring and all as bad as each other" Wherever you are in the world it's a common a rant to hear, isn't it? Think about it though, from Mayors and Councillors to Presidents and Prime Ministers there are millions of politicians around the world and they can't all be bad. Whether you support their views, trust them to get things done, feel like they understand or you just like them as a person this list is your chance to take a break from any complaining and give credit where it's due to the politicians that really deserve it.

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    Bernie Sanders
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    Barack Obama
    Ranked by 15 users
    74 +39
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    Bill Clinton
    Ranked by 10 users
    46 -12
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    Elizabeth Warren
    Ranked by 9 users
    45 -2
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    Donald Trump
    Ranked by 5 users
    43 -55
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Ranked by 8 users
    35 +62
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    Vladimir Putin
    Ranked by 6 users
    34 -66
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    Ron Paul
    Ranked by 9 users
    33 +14
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    Aung San Suu Kyi
    Ranked by 6 users
    32 +95
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    Pope Francis
    Ranked by 7 users
    31 +38
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    Nigel Farage
    Ranked by 5 users
    31 -33
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    Kofi Annan
    Ranked by 5 users
    29 -35
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    Angela Merkel
    Ranked by 6 users
    28 +87
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    Jeremy Corbyn
    Ranked by 4 users
    26 -23
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    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Ranked by 5 users
    24 -52
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    Joe Biden
    Ranked by 5 users
    24 -1
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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
    Ranked by 3 users
    19 +0
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    Marine Le Pen
    Ranked by 4 users
    19 +80
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    Al Gore
    Ranked by 6 users
    19 +62
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    Justin Trudeau
    Ranked by 5 users
    18 +63

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  • 6 years ago
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    Okay, what joker put all the neo-fascist autocrats in the list? Duterte? Really? He's literally personally murdered people. And Wilders and Le Pen and Orban and Modi... Trump and Putin and Netanyahu are bad enough, but at least you can kind of make sense of their popularity. Modi too I guess... and David Duke and Kim Jong Un. Sigh. Some people.

    Also, who the hell actually likes Bobby Jindal?
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    • Silent Gamer
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      Editing … Who actually likes politicians?
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … I like ones that stand up for my interests. Painting them all in one stripe is an oversimplification that can turn into apathy, depressed turnout and less activism and become a self-fulfilling prophecy for not getting what you want done, done. No generalizations.
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    • Silent Gamer
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      Editing … I dislike anyone who would actively seek a position of power over another person.
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … It's not about trying to seek power for the sake of it. Ideally it's about being in a position to effect change, change that is often badly needed. Most politicians, in my experience, don't want power for it's own sake. Of course there are exceptions, and of course it's possible for priorities to change as time goes on for whatever reason, but whether you agree with their positions or not, most politicians are idealists of some sort and have some sort of agenda that they care about.
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … Blindly lumping all politicians together makes it harder to get anything done.
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    • Silent Gamer
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      Editing … Everyone has an agenda that they care about. Politicians just seek to inflict theirs on the world.
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … So does everyone. That's the point. I have an agenda I care about (anti-death futurism and transhumanism with a mix of internationalism and social and economic progressivism) and I would love to have it have wider influence. That doesn't make me a bad person. It makes me want what I think is best. Same with elected officials, though their agendas are generally more mainstream than mine.
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … Live and let live isn't a valid philosophy because we don't live in isolation and we can't help but influence each other's lives. So it's sensible to try to work towards a shared goal to make a satisfying world. How would you propose bringing about change without elected officials or bureaucrats to manage things and steer an agenda? I don't mean the ones currently in power, I mean generally. You need somebody.
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    • Silent Gamer
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      Editing … I wouldn't propose an alternative because I never said it didn't work. I just dislike politicians. I also dislike society in general, but it's too far gone to fix.
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    • Magus
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      Editing … You know who's actually way worse than most of these weirdo autocrats and populists? The #3 on the list. http://time.com/5180571/nobel-laureates-aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-crisis/
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  • 7 years ago
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    Why are Milk and Ceasar selectable? I thought this was modern day politicians.
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  • 7 years ago
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    Can this be the "Most Attractive Modern Day Politicians"?
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  • 8 years ago
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    The feeling when you want to rank people, but everyone is horrible so you just resort to making a joke list.
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  • 8 years ago
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    Putin looks fucking jacked in that picture.
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  • 8 years ago
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    This list should be changed to Favorite modern day crooks.
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    • Not Important
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      Editing … I agree. People like Kofi Annan, Aung San Suu Kyi and Tenzin Gyatso are horrible bastards and they should be hanged immediately.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … Looking at the state of the top 25 at the moment I can see where @Mr. C - got the impression. Donald Trump, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Vladimir Putin, Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage, Jeremy Corbyn and Ben Carson are all in the top 25, it's madness. None of them have been ranked by more than 3 people though so hopefully when more of us make the list they won't even be in the top 100.
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    • Ulty
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      Editing … Agree as well. There's no such thing as a good politician these days, or even a likeable one...
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … Ah c'mon Ulty. I don't know any good/likeable Portugese politicians myself but I'd guess there's a good chance that's because I'm not Portugese and only know about Barroso. I could give you a fair few British examples but I'll give you some international ones instead. #Aung San Suu Kyi pro democracy campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner who spent decades under house arrest because she was a symbol of opposition to the junta in Burma? How about #José Mujica the Uruguayan president that spent 14 years in jail for resisting a dictatorship, gave 90% of his salary to charity once he gained power, legalised abortion and gay marriage,left the economy in good shape and retired to live a modest life on a small farm where he drives a 1987 VW Beetle?
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    • StealthRUSH
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      Editing … I agree- people like Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders are horrible bastards.
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    • Sandvich
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      Editing … On the bright side, nobody has ranked Sarah Palin yet.
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    • Tyler Durden
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      Editing … Oups, i forgot her ! Thanks ;-)
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    • Sandvich
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      Editing … Despite her best efforts, most of the world has forgotten about her.
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … It baffles me how you're both against Angela Merkel AND all those other Democrats. That doesn't make much sense to me, stealth rush
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      Editing … Im surprised any German would be for Merkel at this point. Richard why do you not like the Pauls?
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  • 8 years ago
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    I'm tempted to add Lawrence Lessig but I'm not sure how much sense that makes when his presidential campaign was so brief and I doubt he'll ever run for office again.
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … Favorite Policy Wonks. I'd rank the shit out of that list.
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  • 8 years ago
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    LOL, what is up with the eligibility requirements?

    Dead or Alive: Male

    I'm male! Does that mean I'm dead or alive? If I'm alive will I cease to be male when I'm dead?
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  • 8 years ago
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    First shot at a "political" list. Any idea for a good title?
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … So it's a favourite politicians/favourite hypothetical politicians list? Can't think of a good title off the top of my head, I'll get back to you.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … It's a weird premise really, since people can rank anyone we're already getting really daft picks and the description's confusing: it talks about the (presumably US) presidential election in a what if you could pick anyone kind of way at first but then says something about choosing a "worthy world council". I'd be more interested in a pure favourite politicians list. The way that politicians are controversial and often widely disliked would make it interesting really, I've no idea who'd be #1 out of current politicians and I'd love to see how the British politicians did. I'm guessing a lot of people would resort to historical politicians.
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    • Michael Z
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      Editing … If you think my picks are daft you should see who I left out. But in any case, a favourite politicians list would be interesting.
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    • Papissama
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      Editing … Good points, Rich. Let's try with politicians only and see what happens. Oh, by the way, the dead are off the list.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … Cool stuff! Favourite Modern Day Politicians seems like a good name for this one (Favourite Current Politicians would work too), I'd be up for writing a new description if you want?
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … I'll have to add a fair few politicians to the database before I can make a good list.
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    • BlitzSage
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      Editing … Yeah, it's probably better as a Modern Day Politicians list, but do you have a Political Activist list of some type?
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    • Papissama
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      Editing … No, not yet.
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    • Not Important
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      Editing … @Papissama why can't I rank some politicians like Martti Ahtisaari or Kofi Annan? They are categorized as politicians.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … That's a point. How are we defining politician? Anyone that's politically active? Anyone that's a prominent member of a political party/professional politician? Anyone that's stood for election?
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