>>>*if they meet the other qualifications*.
>>>Problem with the examples of porn-stars going into politics such as the
>>>Cicciolina in Italy and a couple of others IK can remember was that they
>>>didn't meet the other qualifications, so it was all pretty pathetic.
>>>Showbusiness, rather than politics. But this seems trendy nowadays, 
>>>actors
>>>in politics, Reagan, Schwarzenegger... just one step from support to
>>>participation which has now been crossed.
>>
>> The bastards! How dare they forget that they are merely actors and not
>> citizens with just as much right to seek office as anyone else!
>
> Shame on them.

I'd change that to "shame on the citizens who elect them" personally.

Just like I'd say "shame on citizens who allowed great actors and demagogues 
like the little psychopath with a mustache or the big fat bald guy with 
contorted facial expressions to get power based on their charismatic 
personalities in the 20th century".

yes, I admit, I don't really trust charismatic leaders, I'm afraid of 
"candidate-based-politics" ( what I refer to by this is choosing someone for 
his personality rather than a political view, program), I don't think 
politics should be based on public image and I don't read tabloids because 
life of the show-business stars don't interest me.

I've got nothing against actors going into politics, but for my personal 
mental comfort I like to think that people I give my trust to are 
knowledgeable in their field, and are really involved in a political plan, 
and a certain political awareness. I have my doubts for some, as I think 
there's a a certain dange in giving political power to someone based on his 
public image rather than on his political integrity.


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