Ayatollah Weighs in on US Presidential Nominees: ‘Spirituality and Faith are Lacking’

The U.S. presidential campaign and issues raised by nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are evidence that “spirituality and faith are lacking among those in power” in America, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday.

Speaking to university students, Khamenei addressed what an official website paraphrased as “the difficulties and problems perplexing mankind today, and the dead-ends that materialistic thought patterns sustain.”

He told his audience, “The campaigns held during presidential elections in the U.S. and the worries conveyed by the two candidates are a clear example that spirituality and faith are lacking among those in power.” …

“He doesn’t want us to force them to live unseen by wearing clothing so they fade into a faint memory of what they used to be, to others.”

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Whenever I go to the local pool to swim, I often see Muslim mothers with their young daughters. The little girls get to swim, but their mothers in their long black burkas have to wait and sit there, in the hot, humid air. I often think, it’s so sad they only have a little time of freedom left.

As much as I despise the Ayatollahs, this particular one is not completely wrong in this particular case.

First, Hillary: well, the guy is right. Pure materialism - “what’s in it for me,” doesn’t give a rat’s ass who gets hurt or dead, so long as she gets what she wants, RIGHT F’ING NOW.

Second, Trump: Prior to the election, I’d have said that he’s very materialistic, very superficial WRT women, etc. - and those things are to some extent true. However, even before the election, anyone who cared to read his books, read fair articles about him and do a bit of research would have found that he’s a pretty charitable guy, and that he has put himself out for others on many occasions. The Wohlman Skating Arena in NYC, for example - he took money out of his own pocket to fix a project that benefitted tens of thousands of others, regarding which the NYC government had created a whole new level of clusterf^*k. Since he declared, he’s made it clear that this “ogre” is indeed complex, and has many layers just like an onion (Shreck reference, for those who don’t know). He actually gives a damn about the average, ordinary guy (unlike Clinton), and has taken a good hunk out of his life, and a good chunk of money out of his pocket, to try to better the lives of others. So the Ayatollah maybe gets Trump right to the tune of about 30%, tops.

Total score: Hillary 100%, Trump 30%, average = 65%. So not completely wrong, but a D+ at best.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Yes, isn’t that the truth. It really is sad.

You know, there’s a dynamic that isn’t exactly the same, but it does come to mind.

I have been around women my whole life who trashed men. I’ve also been around other women who didn’t, so this isn’t universal.

I’ve seen women trash men in front of their own teen-age sons. And when they’ve done it, I always wonder what that kid must be thinking, knowing in a few years he will be a grown man.

It’s strange what some women sign onto in their beliefs, that will impact their own kids.

“I’ve seen women trash men in front of their own teen-age sons. And when they’ve done it, I always wonder what that kid must be thinking, knowing in a few years he will be a grown man.

It’s strange what some women sign onto in their beliefs, that will impact their own kids.”

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You are right, it is strange.

And trashing men in front of your teenage son borders on being emotionally abusive, IMO. The boy is thinking, “I’ll be a man soon, my mom thinks men are bad, so I must be bad.” Who knows? Maybe he thinks, “so what” and turns to drugs or whatever.

Same thing as talking bad about your ex in front of your kids after a divorce. It is just wrong. It really puts the children in a bad place.

Anyway, thanks for the reply. :)

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