• girltwink@lemmy.world
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    This is part of a slow trend towards powerful people dressing casually to differentiate themselves from the less powerful people who work for them. Historically, trends like this have been set by the elite and are then emulated by people trying to convince others that they are elite. This is the beginning of the end of formal wear in the United States. Soon a suit will mean “i work at a hotel”.

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      Hence this part, perhaps?

      Although senators will benefit from the change by being permitted to sport casual clothes in the Senate chamber, their staffs are still required to wear business clothes under the old dress code. People other than senators who walk on to the Senate floor will also need to wear business attire, which for men means a jacket and a tie.

      Rules for thee, not for me.

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        Zelenskyy I guess has no other choice as his country is in war and he is the supreme commander of his forces

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            I know but wearing olive drab is good for his soldier’s morale… “I’m on this with you” kind of thing

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            He frequently visits them however. OD is extremely practical in his case and definitely the exception to this stuff

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      Oh this could be ingenious. Republicans will get pissy and wear a full suit all the time but the Dems will dress more and more like the average American. They will actually look like they’re of the people while the GOP play themselves into looking like a Jack Donaghy cosplay convention.

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        Honestly doubt anyone will vote differently because of attire. If anything, the conservative commentators will say that the Dems are being lazy and undignified if they aren’t wearing suits. We’ll probably see most senators continuing to dress formally anyways because it’s a symbol of power.

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      I don’t think so. I think this time is different. At some point the leadership was no longer the trendsetters. I am not going to buy a certain shirt because I saw Biden or Bezos wearing it. I might if someone I think is actually cool did. Maybe we just aren’t some weird pyramid society anymore.