Meet the Presidential candidate who’s driving a bus-shaped coffin across America

Zoltan Istvan is a writer, philosopher, futurist and a candidate for the 2016 US Presidential Elections, running for the Transhumanist Party, a movement that believes technology has the power to transform the human mind and body.

And, while the media is fixated with the likes of Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, Istvan is busy staging a rather bizarre campaign as a third-party candidate.

And, his companion is a bus-shaped coffin that he’s going to be driving.

According to Istvan, his campaign will revolve around dedicating himself to stopping death- for him and for his loved ones.

He believes that death is a policy issue that needs to be overcome and what better way to achieve that if not by cruising around in a gigantic coffin on wheels?

The old school bus now converted to look like a coffin on wheels has been aptly christened ‘The Immortality Bus,’ and was paid for by a crowdfunding campaign.

Talking to BBC about the origin of my campaign, Istvan chatted about how as a journalist with the National geographic, he was of the opinion that life would be all fun. But, then came the day when he was standing atop a landmine in Vietnam and his guide tackled him in the process throwing him down and saving his life.


“It was then that I had decided,” Istvan recounted.

What’s refreshing about him is the fact that he openly admits that the bus is a stunt designed to give him the news coverage he requires for his aim, and the fact that it seems to be working is giving him much joy.

And, what’s his aim, you ask? To eradicate death and everyone in America to live forever.

Unlike other presidential candidates who claim that they are quipped to deal with issues related to immigration, Iran and the eeconomy, Istvan has far more ambitious goals.

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