BrewminateMar 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.

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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.
DoomsdaysCWFeb 21

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

#GenerationJones represented (and updated for the times)!

#LivingColor #CultOfPersonality

RonSupportsYouFeb 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
RonSupportsYouFeb 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.

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RonSupportsYouFeb 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
RonSupportsYouFeb 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

alice 🪞♥️ 🎩🐇Feb 19

#LivingColour - #CultOfPersonality (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0&list=RD7xxgRUyzgs0&start_radio=1

#hardrock #funkmetal

Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (Official Video)

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StrypeyFeb 18

#Listening to the 2023 remaster of Cult of Personality by Living Color;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mssfWohiig

Originally released on Vivid in 1998, I can't think of a song more apt for the times;

"I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
Oh, I'm the cult of personality"

#music #FunkMetal #LivingColor #CultOfPersonality

Cult of Personality (2023 Remaster)

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Tom MacInnesFeb 9

In the wake of Prime Minister Mark Carney's well-received speech in Davos, Switzerland recently, I thought it prudent to highlight one of the greatest rock songs ever written about political speeches and the politicians who utter them..."Cult of Personality" by Living Colour. This banger of a song won the 1989 Grammy for Best Rock Recording and the MTV award for Video of the Year. Click for the history or for the song, I'm just pleased to have you stop by. Enjoy. have a great rest of your day.

Reader’s Choice/Tom’s Top Tunes…Song #78/250: Cult of Personality by Living Colour https://tommacinneswriter.com/2026/02/09/readers-choice-toms-top-tunessong-78-250-cult-of-personality-by-living-colour/ ##CultOfPersonality, ##DavosSpeech, ##LivingColour, ##MarkCarney, ##Music, ##NikitaKhrushchev, ##ReadersChoice/TomsTopTunes