There are two presidents that I am really beginning to hate (it's a strong word but I will go with it). It's not really the presidents themselves or their adminstrations (although i do enjoy debating them), but more of my hate is towards the people that love, embrace, worship the presidents.
The first president is FDR.
people talk about him as if he is the greatest man that ever was. they forget about the facts and just assume everything he touched he turned it to gold and that he was so moral and good. The hero worship has to stop.
The second president is Reagan.
The worship of this guy is so out of control. He defeated communism! not really, and i have proof of that. His economics were amazing! his spending wasn't, that's for sure.
both presidents have become the lords of the parties. From the left people are hoping Obama will be the next FDR, and people on the right are searching for the next Reagan. What's funny is that both sides have made these two men into gods, which they never were, so when they are hoping and looking for the next FDR, or Reagan they are really looking for the next god of their party. I'm laughing because that day will never come.
however, worship of public figures is very interesting. Is it healthy for a Republic? Is it something to worry about? Is it a good thing to have examples, even if they are false ones?
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Here is a quote from and in honor of Walter Cronkite that is appropriate for this post: "The nation whose population depends on the explosively compressed headline service of television news can expect to be exploited by the demagogues and dictators who prey upon the semi-informed."
ReplyDeleteGreat quote. Good find, nathan.
ReplyDeleteI know people like that, who think they are informed, but really they are just reproducing the short clips that they hear. A republic can not survive if the people are ill-informed.