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New Zealand definitely has a refreshing sense of whimsy. Here in the US, if there was an official government wizard, certain segments of the population would b

New Zealand definitely has a refreshing sense of whimsy. Here in the US, if there was an official government wizard, certain segments of the population would be up in arms.

mbg721 5y ago
There is; we just call the position "Chair of the Federal Reserve."
someperson 5y ago
To be fair, in the US context, the term "Grand Wizard" (or "Imperial Wizard") is the title of the national leader of the Ku Klux Klan violent ethno-supremacist hate group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_titles_and_vocabulary#Higher_levels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_titles_and_vocabu...
- mkr-hn 5y ago
  I've always been annoyed at how they ruined a name like "Grand Wizard."
- bovermyer 5y ago
  There is that, yeah. This is why we can't have nice things.
- gremloni 5y ago
  That’s not whimsy though.