Quote:robkelk wrote:Nah, in Kennedy's time that was just good P.R. Nowhere did I see JFK insisting that he be adored. Don't forget he was a minority president as well. Trump, othoh demands that he be the numero uno. Big difference.Quote:ordnance11 wrote:Alas, that process started back in the 1960s, with John F. Kennedy.
... and I will note that once we start getting into the cult of personality for politicians, authoritarian forms o government will not be far behind. ...
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