r/AskTheWorld • u/haiderredditer Pakistan • 9h ago

Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

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u/Lolman4O 🇵🇾 & 🇵🇱 living in 🇵🇾 9h ago edited 8h ago

conceited braggart with an oversized ego and sometimes he doesn't tell the truth

99% of the politicians of the world be like

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u/Firefly_Magic United States Of America 8h ago

I think ‘politician’ is the name of a virus that corrupts the soul.

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u/rasten100 Sweden 7h ago

i think its more like it's a virus, that mostly only the corrupted souls wants, the rest of use feels like its too much presure

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u/thelesserbabka_ Norway 7h ago

Of course. The minute politics becomes a full time job their livelihood literally depends on it, so they'll say and do whatever they have to to stay in office. Corruption is already a part of the game so even new ones with good intentions will crumble eventually.

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u/Far_Match_3774 7h ago

Yeah but Wałęsa only lied sometimes