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In reply to the discussion: Don't mistake the Warren phenomenon for a personality cult. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)45. Agreed, djean111
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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