I was creeped out during the primaries, creeped out during the general election, and am now equally creeped out that this cult of personality still persists. It seems to keep growing, with no end in sight. It's one thing to feel empowered, uplifted and all around excited about the prospect of a politician you can finally believe in. It's a completely another thing to have idolization take place. Where a face replaces any objective meaning, where artists make propaganda like videos, and people go damn near hysterical with obedience (When someone starts a sentence with "Obama is asking me..." or "He wants me to..." it gets to a point where one is looking more for a father than a President to lead this nation). For God's sake, we even have corporations now in the act. It's one thing to praise him, it's another thing to worship him.
Being a cynic, I’m naturally a bystander to this phenomena rather than a participant, and I hope to keep it that way.
Back to hiatus.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Exactly! Finally, a voice of reason.
Even though I was generally happy with Obama’s inauguration, watching the cable networks fawn over every single word and continuously remind us how “amazing” and graceful” Obama was throughout the event, reminded me why I disliked Obama through the election, and I sure hope the media can deal with his administration without constantly fluffing it.
Like I said, there is nothing wrong in liking Obama or feeling uplifted by him. It is perfectly natural for someone to feel excited about a candidate they voted for becoming President. It gets creepy when the whole cult of personality aspect gets thrown into the mix.
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