Though the mainstream Democrats criticized vociferously the George W. Bush-era republican proclivity for saying that Bush was someone they’d want to “have a beer with,” the Dems who support both Obama and Clinton have the same cult of personality I’ve noticed about both of them.
For instance, they constantly share photos of Obama (the one called “At least this cool kid”) in particular doing something “cool” or looking suave. Or less commonly but also fairly often it’s snaps of Clinton looking competent, or that otherwise aver her competence in some way.
I don’t want to have a beer with my president. I don’t want them to look cool, suave or even competent. I don’t give a crap how he or she looks.
What I want is that my president not be a granny-starvin’ neoliberal, brown-people-bombing warmongering World War III apocalypse starter.
Dems are a bit better than Republicans. A bit. But that’s just not saying much these days.
I haven’t noticed a whole bunch of HRC-stans in that fashion, to be honest. And if you see that, there definitely is a cult of personality around Trump.
What I want is that my president not be a granny-starvin’ neoliberal, brown-people-bombing warmongering World War III apocalypse starter.
I get the idea that “World War III” could just as easily come about in reaction to someone else starting something. Like a nation state, not necessarily a terrorist group.
Unrelatedly, I fell down an Ani DiFranco k hole
Yes, there definitely is a cult of personality around Trump as well. However, Dems like to fashion themselves as if they are above all that when a Republican is in office, only to behave the very same way with Obama.
I guess about no one actually cares about policies or directions, but rather these sort of mood affiliations and who they’d rather have a beer with.
I’d have a beer with Ani di Franco, but that doesn’t mean I think she should be president. Well-made (if grainy) vid, though.