Why does the rightwing adore their leaders?

[Swede]

Center,left etc we know our leaders have feet of clay. But the right can't even admit one mistake by Bush. When Reagan died they wanted name very street,mountain, after him,and have his likeness on coins! Think how scary the right would be if they had a silver tongued devil in the WH.

[DIKB]

1. Remember

* is a doofus and they still worship him. Someone as eloquent and knowledgeable as Clinton ?

Hitler would be an amateur in comparison. Bring on Armaggeddon.

[RebelYell]

2. Too much kool aid nt

[cthrumatrix]

22. it's 7x24 media propaganda that makes them "like actors on the big screen"

there is no longer an investigative "facts based" media.

there are pundits, sound clips, spin and talkshows

[gumby]

3. amazing, isn't it?

You might like this article about St. Reagan.

http://makethemaccountable.com/podvin/more/040810_ImmortalBeloved.htm

[spooked]

4. Very interesting question...

I have long believed that born-again Christian types are people who NEED and WANT to be told what to do rather than have to think through things themselves. How can they stand to listen to the "preachers" on Christian radio and television and in the churches? But these preachers obviously know their clientele.

Bush*, in wanting to be the dictator, pleases these people in a profound way.
I heard a woman on C-SPAN today say that we do not need to question Bush* on Iraq because he is a man of God.

It's easier to say that than to look at lies, numbers and budgets and casualties, isn't it?

[K-W]

5. I think both sides want to adore thier leaders.

But democrats see the flaws and are thus dissillusioned and dissapointed almost constantly.

[natrat]

28. i'm not disillusioned--i dont

want a role model as president--just reasonable honesty and an admin that cares about the majority of the nation

[Baltimoreboy]

6. Have you read any Dean threads lately?

That malady is not just their problem.

[Osama_Bin_Winnin]

7. Kerry is God.

[WillyT]

8. And They Stand In Such Straight Rows Too !!!

Must be the starch in their drawers.

:shrug:

[MichiganVote]

9. Same gene pool as George Bush

[opihimoimoi]

10. Its in the friggen Air....its gone airborne.....like Junta virus, Ebola, a

other weird air borne shit that spreads .... like that chicken shit thing they had in China....

The Pubs are INFECTED and no cure in sight....except Crow Meat.

[MichiganVote]

11. Organic brain disease

[CaTeacher]

12. perhaps

they have been lobotomized?

[opihimoimoi]

13. The Curse of the Midnight Lobot, go to sleep normal, wake up a PUB.

Horrors of all Horrors.....

Come, we go find some brains, we leave the light on for them too

Beer in the fridge, stew on the stove, hot water and clean sheets.

[MichiganVote]

15. Night of the Living Republican - Spoooooky

[MichiganVote]

14. Yeah, bad job of it too - think they need a trial attorney? Nah, fuck em'

[opihimoimoi]

16. Them Partial Lobotomies are Hard to take these days

The HMOs are using Doctors from India and...... well. look at Bush, you get the pic...

[MichiganVote]

17. Might as well finish the job-take the whole brain out

[opihimoimoi]

18. That will be an extra $37.09 Please.

[MichiganVote]

19. Yeah, you buy it by the ounce

[opihimoimoi]

23. Call in Hannible Lector, Bushies Brain is the rare type that he likes:

Shrinking

[Hamlette]

20. It's an interesting question

The same people have turned politics into the politics of personal destruction instead of talking about issues. (RW radio and TV is all name calling as far as I can tell.)

It seems like a religious argument too. "It's true because it's true."

Maybe it is a mental illness. They are incapable of seeing the truth if even thinking about the issues because they believe we are devils.

Rush has been the most destructive force in American history.

[opihimoimoi]

21. Rush is worse than a pox

[Cats Against Frist]

26. "Mental Illness" is, of course, a matter of opinion

I think the GOP locksteppers are sick as fuck, but one thing that we can say, is that YES, it likely that most conservatives' personalities are more likely to be 1)loyal and 2)authoritarian.

There was a study, which I'm sure that many have seen:

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/22_politics.shtml

That helps explain this.

There's also the matter of "splitting and projecting" and "scapegoating," which is another quirky part of the totalitarian mindset.

[JSJ]

24. daddy complices...

...because right-fascists had fathers that physically abused them- whereas their 'noble' leaders would never do such a thing...and of course they would.

[onebigbadwulf]

25. because they think they're following God

after all, Jesus did appoint Bush.

[laruemtt]

27. because critical thinking

for oneself is such a bother :think:

[SoCalDem]

29. For the same reason that a person "loves" their pitbull

They are bad..mean..vicious..BUT they command respect..