It doesn’t even have to be about politics - this can be lifestyle, philosophy, or movie critique. Maybe a different celebrity for each different thing you’re particularly opinionated on.

I’m fond of Anthony Bourdain’s views on cooking, for instance, and on how to learn cookery. But he’s a bit of a rascal when it comes to how he treats others.

I like C.S Lewis’s views on life, faith, and epistemology.

As for politicians, well, I doubt any politician alive today accurately shares my views. But i could composite from a few; for instance i found it sensible that Jeremy corbyn (UK ex-leader of Labour) wanted to nationalise many things asap no matter the shock to the economy - buying them back presumably becomes harder the more time that passes.

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    I find that public figures often disappoint if I relate to them too much. That parasocial relationship angle gets fucky. So there’s a handful of people that I return to time and again for their viewpoints.

    Emily Nagoski and Dan Savage’s views on sex.

    Amy Taylor and Kathleen Hanna for how they live their lives unapologetically in the face of sexism.

    I’ll add Mamdani onto the pile for now to cover a politician. I haven’t seen anything I disagree with so far.

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      Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers? I only know her through a guest appearance on a Bob Vylan song, haven’t looked into her further yet. I did manage to gather some Amyl albums, I’ll give those a listen tonight.