Mastodawn

Barb McQuade: "Putting the current leader’s name and image on everything is an authoritarian move, designed to make him seem more present, more powerful, more invincible than he really is. It is a betrayal of American democracy, where power belongs to the people." #CultOfPersonality

The Whore of Blahbylon 1d ago

It's a self-imposed delusion.

#Humour #Evangelicals #MAGA #Trump #Idolatry #CultOfPersonality #Christians #ChristoFascists

Brewminate Mar 13

Golden statues that follow the sun. A leader’s writings treated like national scripture. Even months renamed in honor of family members.

Saparmurat Niyazov—Turkmenbashi—constructed one of the most remarkable personality cults in the modern world, blending symbolism, nationalism, and political theater to consolidate authority. 👑📚

#History #Authoritarianism #CultOfPersonality #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/turkmenbashi-personality-cult-saparmurat-niyazov-turkmenistan/

Niyazov and the Cult of Turkmenbashi

How Saparmurat Niyazov built a modern personality cult in Turkmenistan through symbolism, propaganda, and state control.

Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Feb 25

A major speech to the 20th Party Congress, in 1956 on #ThisDayInHistory, #NikitaKhrushchev denounced #JosephStalin's crimes against #socialism & the Soviet people. #Stalin was attacked for his #CultOfPersonality, and the #GreatPurge and its attendant #Gulag system were disavowed.

DoomsdaysCW Feb 21

RE: https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/116094163457539913

#GenerationJones represented (and updated for the times)!

#LivingColor #CultOfPersonality

RonSupportsYou Feb 20

"A large banner featuring the face of Pres. Donald Trump was hung over an entrance to the Justice Department building in Washington, DC. Barbara McQuade wrote: "We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values."
#CultOfPersonality #Trump #politics

RonSupportsYou Feb 20

"A large banner featuring the face of Pres. Donald Trump was hung over an entrance to the Justice Department building in Washington, D.C. ...

David Frum said: “The Trump Department of Justice is a pure creature of presidential whim, retribution, and cover-up ― so this banner has the virtue of candor at least”:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-banner-department-of-justice_n_69980a7ce4b069f4556a9ff7?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#CultOfPersonality #Trump #NoJustice #NoPeace
#politics copy: @renewedresistance

Critics Torch Trump’s New DOJ Building Stunt As A Banner Day For Authoritarianism

It's “a stunning confirmation" of a "grim reality," said one critic.

HuffPost

RonSupportsYou Feb 19

Ken Dilanian wrote about this banner: "This is a stunning confirmation of the grim reality, which is that Donald Trump has seized control of the once independent Justice Department and is using it to pursue his political objectives—including trying to punish his perceived enemies. Exactly what his supporters baselessly accused the previous administration of doing.
#CultOfPersonality #politics #insanity

RonSupportsYou Feb 19

This obscene new banner appeared at the Department of Justice today. Trump's photo makes it arguably obscene.

Bill Kristol wrote: "No one should any longer pretend we have a Department of Justice. We have a Department of Trump."
#politics #CultOfPersonality #politics