President Hologram and the Triumph of Public Relations

If this is the Strong Man image for America, God help us all, this man who has never in his life succeded in any one thing that he attempted in his life. The only thing this weakling is good at is killing, at that he is very very good. MIKE WHITNEY

All tyrannies are similar in one respect; they require a steady flow of propaganda to promote the interests of the state. That same rule applies to dictators, whose "strongman image" is vital to the maintenance of autocratic government and must be supported by a "cult of the personality." This is particularly true of George Bush, who has been the centerpiece of the most prodigious public relations campaign in American history. Our Betsy McCall executive is either dressed up in flannel shirts and Stetsons, or flight-suits and goggles; whatever it takes to elicit greater public support and project the picture of a bold and decisive leader...

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