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Cult of personality. Like Stalin or Mao


Only in the USSR and North Korea did they make movies about their dear leaders while the leaders were alive. Now America has the cult of Obama.

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Wow! That's an incredible point! Next thing we will change the penny to Obama's face, because some liberal douche wanted change.

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Wasn't W a biopic?

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Good point, but that movie wasn't favorable to Bush

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I suspect the former examples were made by their respective governments.

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I also am not sure that there is any correlation between the examples that supports what seems to be implied by your analogy.

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What the hell do you think Trump is? Far worse than Obama.

You have Trump supporters who KNOW he is a liar, who expect him to lie on certain policies, who know he is hiding his wealth, who know is says horrible things continue to support him.

He is pure celebrity. He is the cult of personality, a rank populist.

At least Obama had an ideology and political goals greater than his ego. Trump is all about ego and ignorance.

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Hey, don't bring facts into this! They don't believe in them anymore.

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Destruction of America?

Is that why the American economy is now booming? Why we haven't had a serious terrorist attack?

You delusional fool. George W Bush -- with the GFC, his relationship with the Saudis and 911 is the one who did more to destroy America. Obama has rebuilt it.

Christ man, get some mental help. You are a fruit cake.

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None of us knows for sure what sort of president Trump will be. I voted for him and hope for the best, but we never really know what any of these people will do until they're in office and it's too late. FWIW, Trump doesn't strike me as a bigger liar or egotist than Obama, and I'm glad he's less ideological, which I hope will translate into greater pragmatism. Not to mention having some executive experience, which Obama flailed for lack of. But we'll see how it plays out.

But I don't expect to see any movies dramatizing Trump's life and painting him as a positive or sympathetic figure. I don't think Trump's people want to see movies about him; I certainly don't. That's cult stuff.

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The stupid is strong in this one.

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You don't think he is a bigger liar than Obama? He gets caught in a lie every freaking day. He lies about things on twitter, he lies about the weather, he lies about how many people watched his inauguration. He spreads rumors and says the election is rigged, but then when people want a recount he stops it. How is anyone supposed to believe anything he says when he lies about the weather? He's had to settle a fraud case as he is entering office. He alters contracts with people after the work is done.

He's deceptive and manipulative in every sense of the words.

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You cons are a trip,that's why we are now waiting on a Russian president to take office in January.

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Dont be stupid.perpetuating the msm propaganda about russia smdh

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Good thing Trump got in only on merit and not personality at all. Like his friend Putin.

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Has there ever been an elected politician that got in on merit and not personality? I'm not saying no one has merit, but it's certainly not what gets people elected.

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Cult of personality propaganda pieces look nothing like this movie, as it shows a very human and decidedly non-hagiographic look at Obama.

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Not only that it is mostly fiction designed to make him look good and wet the panties of the white liberal women watching it.

Watch other movie about presidents they are mostly negative

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"Not only that it is mostly fiction designed to make him look good and wet the panties of the white liberal women watching it."

^Someone's jealous..

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