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OK, The following video will make you think twice before you joke around because this'll is John.
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Hi, my name is Joan on.
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I am a politician.
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John is probably one of the most unconventional politicians you will see mainly because I am not a politician.
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John is a comedian who was frustrated with governments, especially after the financial crisis, so he decided to run for government himself as a purely as a joke.
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He started a new party and called it the best party with a logo similar to the Facebook life that roughly resembled a Penis.
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According to him, we made it a bit longer, looked like a Penis or like a hand holding hot and promised people three towels, a polar bear and a Disneyland hit Iceland.
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Such a campaign.
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No one would take him seriously, but to his surprise, I want I want Really.
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People were so frustrated with normal politicians that it shows to re elect a comedian in charge, and he took the challenge.
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For the next four years, he became the rial mayor of Iceland's capital.
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I actually did automation.
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He helped turn his city's budget around, advocated for social issues and environmental Once it was all great and fun.
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This is where the jokes and this'll extroverts comedian who was full of life and jokes and humor became very sad, tired and frustrated after only four years in politics.
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Turns out politics is much more about influence than ideals.
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Just think about this for a second.
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The fact that people elected him tells you that they are frustrated with politics.
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The fact that he came out of it not wanting to do politics ever again tells you politics is hard on the fact that all of this happened in Iceland.
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Ah, country with one of the best political systems in the world tells you that politics anywhere in the world is really hard.
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This comedian turned politician turned writer has a message for a look.
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See what you want, but be careful what you wish for because it just might come true.