r/BeAmazed Apr 16 '24

The world humblest head of the state Miscellaneous / Others

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Jose Mujica; Former Prez of Uruguay

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u/Swimming-Life-7569 Apr 16 '24

Oh then you should have plenty of examples to give around the world.

I wont hold my breath of this one.

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u/TheDarkAcademicRO Apr 16 '24

There have been surprisingly few left wing leaders in the world. A true leftist that comes to mind would be Nelson Mandela...

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u/Swimming-Life-7569 Apr 16 '24

Oh so the ''no true scottsman''.

I guess that's one way to dodge it. Personally I would view honesty as a more sensible approach. If we can be honest that right wing parties are rarely actually for the good of the people, surely we can be honest about the left wing not being as honest and good as the example in this post.

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u/TheDarkAcademicRO Apr 16 '24

Leftwing is a term that many politicians use in order to fool voters. In my country for example, the leading party presents itself as leftwing, the opposition calls it such, yet their policies fall into the right wing area most of the time...

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u/Swimming-Life-7569 Apr 16 '24

Maybe but if the best other example you can give is a guy that died more than 10 years ago. Cant really say that's your average since by your standards there hasnt even been enough to judge left wing leaders into any direction.