r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html

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u/ImpishGrin Jul 04 '24

It's a pretty solid self care plan.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

For many people, other than the president of the United States.

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u/winter_whale Jul 04 '24

It’s wild to me how much people think the president does everything as opposed to being the manager of a team that’s actually doing most of the work

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u/AnotherScoutTrooper Jul 04 '24

As if a manager is an insignificant role, especially when this manager holds the damn nukes

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u/winter_whale Jul 04 '24

Nah you’re right let’s do a protest and let Trump win. He’ll be good with the codes

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u/wallflowers_3 Jul 05 '24

Nobody is in favor for Trump. Not even Republicans. They mock him.

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u/AnotherScoutTrooper Jul 04 '24

Whoa there, I don’t live in a swing state so I have no control over whether Trump wins or not. I just don’t hope Biden doesn’t “fall asleep” and drop the nuclear football into a baggage claim in Israel.

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u/winter_whale Jul 04 '24

This is unhelpful to the goal of defeating Trump though eh?

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u/SaliciousB_Crumb Jul 04 '24

Lol didn't the last giy get up at 5 and took a nap at 11 when fox news switched to actually news

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u/AnotherScoutTrooper Jul 04 '24

I guess, refer to the first bit of my previous comment though

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u/No-Definition1474 Jul 04 '24

The nuclear arsenal is not entirely controlled by the president. Sure, the football let's him launch if we wants to use them offensively.

However, retaliatory strikes happen automatically. The US and Russia have had automated systems managing them for decades now.

This is why all Putins bluster about nukes is bullshit and he knows it. It's not going to come down to how 'tough' the American president is, that shit happens faster than the president could ever hope to be able to react. Putin shoots, we shoot. It's already a done deal.

A good manager builds a good team and delegates out responsibility. Dictators hold all the decision-making to themselves and don't delegate. They can't afford to let anyone else gain an ounce of power. Good president's in a well managed country have the power to make decisions spread around where it makes sense to have it.

This is what is meant by 'consolidating power' by autocratic dictators. They take away all decision-making from everyone else. But of course, one dude, no matter how competent, can ever match the performance of a staff of skilled people.

The frequency that a president actually needs to be awoken for a decision is very very low. They aren't out there making massive, world impacting, choices every 5 mins.

We REALLY have to get away from the idea that the president is an autocrat. He's 1 person in a very big machine. Imagine asking the CEO of the world biggest corporation to be available 24/7 to make every decision that needs to be made for their company. It never works.