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12. Yep. As well as Mao, Saddam, Kim Jong Un...
Thu May 15, 2025, 06:46 PM
May 2025

...and his predecessors, etc. The cult of personality is seen in nearly all totalitarian societies. As the kids say, it's not a bug, it's a feature. What would be interesting would be to discover who's behind this--though I'm sure it's ultimately Trump's idea. It speaks volumes that these people thought anyone would go along with this. Most of the population--other than the MAGA chuds--isn't this far gone (yet).

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