Ok, so there's a revolution in Egypt, the prime minister is stepping down. But I don't feel like talking about that, because it's all i hear about; Egypt! Egypt! You'd think that it's the first revolution ever. There are more things going on in the world, Did you know people are eating pygmys in The Congo? did you know Sudan wants to break into two countries? How about anarchists in Greece? But more interesting than all of that is Romania...
So. Romania, did you know that 'witches' in Romania are being recognized as a taxable employment? The job entails performing palm-readings (which is actually taxed in Canada) and other acts of witchcraft including viewing the future. This seems a little absurd right? That you could go into the growing field of witchcraft, maybe open up your own little tent to read palms in or see the future? This begs the question: What government in their right mind allows this? Romania id 58rd in the Quality of Life index, goven that there are 195 countries in the world, putting Romania just outside of the top 25% in the world, which is by no means a poor living. Furthermore, the government is reserving the right to fine these 'witches' for improper prophecy and even reserve the right to imprison them. Since when are we as a society welcoming the supernatural notion of witches back into the question? Are we going to start burning them at the stake again? This was done by the Romanian government to try to raise tax funds out of the practically unemployed, but I thought we were moving toward a more secular-focused society, but apparanty im wrong, apparantly if we are in need of money we can bring back supernatural medival notions, I suppose i need to accept their ideology as something to be respected because I am not in support of religious intolerance, but let's be honest, how long before Romania starts schooling witches? Hogwarts?
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