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In reply to the discussion: Don't mistake the Warren phenomenon for a personality cult. [View all]MisterP
(23,730 posts)9. so 2014-6 Warrenites are even *less* willing to hold off on criticism and less likely to declare
they back her regardless of actual policy
it's like creationists: they figure all their opponents are only calling them a pseudoreligious cult that only reads its own stuff because they are
that's why they keep insisting that the Big Bang was "a bunch of dust that came together and exploded, but where did the dust come from, huh?"
also, they don't think there's any gluons, just the Holy Ghost (but that sounds a little Philip Pullman if y'ask me)
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I will try to stop personalizing it. He is just the face of the entire group of
Doctor_J
Dec 2014
#18
I know it's easier for you to be critical if you think it's personal, but it's not. Just as the OP
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#29
so 2014-6 Warrenites are even *less* willing to hold off on criticism and less likely to declare
MisterP
Dec 2014
#9
It is only her policies that draw me to her. If she didn't have the actions behind her words,
RiverLover
Dec 2014
#33
Of course we are still all free to call supporters of Obama a personality cult, right?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#4
Only if they always push back on any criticisms surrounding poor policy choices.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Dec 2014
#30
Absolutely when all they post are Obama adulation threads and posts and never discuss actual issues.
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#44
Yes, Congress, especially the gerrymandered House, is a big problem that must be fixed.
Maineman
Dec 2014
#14
With Warren or Bernie though, we wouldn't have a president pushing TPP behind the scenes...
cascadiance
Dec 2014
#26
If Warren's presence does nothing more than shame Clinton into more progressive talk...
Orsino
Dec 2014
#10
We've already had someone who just talked progressive, and it didn't make them
RiverLover
Dec 2014
#34
The term has a specific meaning in philosophy and science, and I was using that way.
Jackpine Radical
Dec 2014
#43
I think that people who minimally care about policy and are driven by personality and partisan
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#17
I like Warren's personality. I think it makes her a candidate who could win the election in
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#48
I prefer Bernie, but I could vote for Warren. Unlike some other candidates.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#24
Good perspective. There's a lot of 'personality cult' and 'purist' usage lately.
appalachiablue
Dec 2014
#25