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In reply to the discussion: No Amateurs as Democratic Presidential Candidates, Please! [View all]MineralMan
(146,317 posts)before being accepted, I think. A powerful speaker can certainly motivate people, for good OR ill. We can, perhaps, think of many examples where a strong orator has led people astray.
I never act on the advice of anyone without putting that advice through the filter of time and analysis.
As I said above, I like Oprah Winfrey. I like many of her ideas. However, I also know that she has also recommended people I do not like and whose advice I think is absolutely incorrect. So, I don't simply accept what she says without analysis.
The same goes for everyone I encounter. When it comes to choosing political candidates to support, I follow the same process. What such a person says at one time gets compared with past performance and other statements before I make a decision.
That's just me, of course.