TIL:Ukraine President a whole ass comedian and actor and the Presidency his side gig

[PortCityProphet]

I thought American politics were screwed up
Dude played president on TV and they elected him

Servant of the People (Ukrainian: Слуга народу, Russian: Слуга народа, sometimes translated as Servant of the Nation) is a Ukrainian political satire comedy television series created and produced by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who stars as Vasyl Petrovych Goloborodko, a high-school history teacher in his thirties who is unexpectedly elected President of Ukraine after a viral video filmed by one of his students shows him making a profane rant against government corruption in his country.[1][2][3]

 

[bigdaddy88]

America has had regan and trump sooo we should be laughing at the u.s too.

And it seems more celebrities/ actors might become presidents in america in the future

 

[Luke Cage]

America has had regan and trump sooo we should be laughing at the u.s too.

At it seems more celebrities/ actors might become presidents in america in the future

The Rock gonna be president one day.

 

[The Observer]

Life imitating art…

 

[Capitol]

We already had two and The Rock and Kanye want to run next

 

[Remote]

Al Franken was a comedian for like 40 years and he was just fine as a politician.

Ronald Reagan was an actor (and a bad one) and he was President.

 

[Mowgli]

He's got handlers. Regean had bush. He's probably in someone pocket

 

[QuintessentialMan]

Sad state of affairs.
In America the reason is because Imagery is what matters the most, not substance.

In the case of Ukraine it was luck, right place right time, ukranian voters frustration with Mr Poroshenko and zelensky playing a likeable president on tv around the time.....shyt just happened. Everyone just threw their support (unprecendented) at the new guy and he ran with it all the way. It was more to do with the fact that there were no good option so the people said why not.

 

[Peak]

Lol at the fate of the (Western) world being determined by actors. Its almost poetic.

 

[Mike Nasty]

Who ends up being worse, actors or the heads of intelligence agencies?

 

[PortCityProphet]

Sad state of affairs.
In America the reason is because Imagery is what matters the most, not substance.

In the case of Ukraine it was luck, right place right time, ukranian voters frustration with Mr Poroshenko and zelensky playing a likeable president on tv around the time.....shyt just happened. Everyone just threw their support (unprecendented) at the new guy and he ran with it all the way. It was more to do with the fact that there were no good option so the people said why not.

Interesting
From the brief synopsis of the show looks like life imitation of art almost down to a T

 

[tuckgod]

Twinkle toes is a whole plant

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Babylon

 

[tuckgod]

Sad state of affairs.
In America the reason is because Imagery is what matters the most, not substance.

In the case of Ukraine it was luck, right place right time, ukranian voters frustration with Mr Poroshenko and zelensky playing a likeable president on tv around the time.....shyt just happened. Everyone just threw their support (unprecendented) at the new guy and he ran with it all the way. It was more to do with the fact that there were no good option so the people said why not.

Bull.

They’re all actors.