Grab Bag Wednesday: Politics, Religion, and things you don't talk about in bars

Lately I've been thinking about the division of Church and State and how, over the years that line has become more and more blurred.  People have stopped voting for the benefit of the country and have been voting for whichever candidate will legislate their personal belief system into law and punish all the unbelievers.

I know that this is mostly an untrue statement.  Voting has little to do with God and more to do with the worship of money and power.  Wait, those are the Neo-American Gods.  Sorry If I've offended the faithful.

When it comes to governments, Money, Power, and Religion have always been the Trinity.  It's what started the Crusades and the Inquisition.  Catholics have killed Protestants and Protestants have killed Catholics all based on the opinion that one form of worship was more correct that the other.  Politics and Religiosity have always been strange bedfellows.

People think that things like the Holy Wars could never happen in Modern times.  General Opinion is that we've grown beyond the pettiness of these particular hatreds.  I'm not going to get into particular examples here.  There are too many incidents to list.

I'm here to talk about elections and the three ring circus of campaigning.  I no longer care about Trump's hair or his war with cookie companies.  I understand the Hilary is a strong woman candidate.  Any moron can look and listen for a minute and realize both of those things about Hillary. 

I'm sick of Republicans and Democrats, of Tea Parties and green parties, of occupy this or occupy that.  If I'm going to vote according to a belief system, I'm going to #VOTEFICTIONAL.

I am a Fictionologist.  It is a faith and a philosophy.  It is a group dynamic based on individuality.  In its simplest terms...

Fictionology is the best religion in the world. It is the most diverse, accommodating, yet simple religion in theoretical existence. Anything anyone makes up can be called Fictionology. Adherents of the religion worship whomever/however they choose, and are even encouraged to find ever new deities to worship. It differs from many traditional religions, which often teach that there is only one true or valid religion. Instead, each Fictionologist has a unique set of beliefs, values, practices, and rituals that are all equally valid under the banner of Fictionology. While many individual Fictionologists will naturally think that their specific version of it is best, most are tolerant of other sects within Fictionology.

link to this article re: Fictionology
http://www.theonion.com/article/scientology-losing-ground-to-new-fictionology-1327

I realize I'm burying the lead on this, but I think it's important that you know what I'm getting at.  I want to be thorough.  Voting is too important to just pick the candidate that feeds you the best line of crap.

If the candidates are manufacturing facts, wouldn't it be better to vote for candidates who are completely  manufactured.  As a Fictionologist,

I believe in everyone's right to vote for any Fictional Character that they think is fit for the job.  Over the years, many fictional candidates have taken a shot, but no one took them seriously enough to back them.

The best part about a Fictional President is that you know they're not for real.  You know where you stand.