AbbathTheGrim said:
My country is divided between two major parties, similar to the US, one that wants to become the 51st state of the United States and one that wants PR to remain a colony. However, an independent candidate, a 35 years old woman called Alexandra Lugaro:
little by little started gaining momentum and getting a following in polls that has no precedent here for an independent candidate or a candidate of any party (apart from the big two I mentioned before). However, a couple of days ago, this candidate that had a lot of momentum, stepped forward and said that she "didin't believe in God" and it became an issue immediately in the country. People started commenting in the internet and in radio that she couldn't win because if she didn't have god in her, if she didn't put god first then nothing could be accomplished, they said. A TV show host even said something like: "Let's give her a chance to reflect on what she said and allow her to take back her words". This candidate was heralded by the media as having great ideas and both candidates of the main parties even said that they would take some of her ideas and implement them once they won. But now that she said she doesn't believe in God there is a lot of restraint in the media when it comes to her. So yeah, it is an uphill battle for a candidate to aspire to public office when they don't believe in the existance of some form of god. |
so, believing in magic and ghosts as a prerequisite to hold a high political office... that really explains a lot about the world today :/
