Quote from: LTU_btc on July 08, 2025, 07:48:23 PM

Quote from: Hispo on July 08, 2025, 10:18:49 AM

I am going to be honest and say it: to me it is kind of interesting how the president of a country can be a former comedian. When I first realized this fact when I searched for Zelensky on Wikipedia and other websites I felt a bit weirded out, I guess.
It must be because I come from a culture where presidents have always been (traditionally) soldiers, lawyers, doctors and so on. So it is weird to me to see a literal comedian leading a war.

Still, I suppose Ukrainian culture is different and his former job as a comedian helped him to appeal to the masses during the election he won.

No wonder people are going to use the fact he is a comedian to spread those kind of memes around the internet.

I see nothing strange there. From actors, singers, Tv hosts to street vendors or football players
https://www.businessinsider.com/presidents-pope-francis-prime-minister-careers-jobs-before-politics-zelenskyy-2023-6
So, as you see, Zelensky case isn't unique. But one thing is unique. Probably nobody else didn't had role of president in TV series before actually becoming president.

Right, perhaps his case may not be as unique as I assume. But still, don't you think that in order for one to become president of a country it implies the candidate pursuing the position is supposed to have some basic knowledge of topics like science, geopolitics, public health and development of projects ?

I believe a scientist or an engineer would make a better president than an actor, a comedian or someone like Trump who is literally a TV show personality.

If it was up to me, for someone to become president of a country, it would be mandate for candidates to have a degree in STEM, economics or social development. Having a president who is literally an ignorant on science and technology may be the reason so many aspects which influence on the development of a country are neglect by both the president and those around him/her. Ignorance is dangerous, it can be lethal if an ignorant person is in charge of looking over the well-being of millions of people in his/her same country.