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An Easy Test to Determine if Your Candidate encourages a Personality Cult
Torial Blog ^
| Dec 31, 2007
| Torial
Posted on 12/31/2007 7:19:18 PM PST by torial
Answer Yes or No for the following questions:
- Does the candidate attack those who bring up failings?
- Does the candidate answer the questions dishonestly of those who critique him, or even sidestep them?
- Does the candidate talk about his experience as part of a social group (religion, gender, ethnicity, race, cause) as guiding his experience?
- If yes to 3, does the candidate often reference this social group in ads, or statements?
- Do other supporters know of any of the candidates failings?
- If yes to 5, is it ok to talk about the candiates failings and what he needs to do to improve?
- Does the candidate try to redefine terms to suit his needs?
- Is the candidate vague about how his experience allows his proposed plans to succeed?
- Does the candidates experience contradict his proposed plans?
- Does a member of the media claim to have received death threats from supporters of the candidate.
Each yes gets the candidate 1 point, except for #3 and #5, which yield 1/2 point.
Interpreting the results:
Run for cover if you answer higher than a 3, because your candidate is likely encouraging a Personality Cult.
TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: candidates; elections; personalitycult
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posted on
12/31/2007 7:19:19 PM PST
by
torial
To: torial
With the exception of Question No. 10, I think I am guilty of fostering my own personality cult.
To: torial
Wow... RP and Shucks Huck both get an eight and a half.
To: torial
Welcome to FR....... 2008-01-01
Are you the first 2008 signup?
4
posted on
12/31/2007 7:43:25 PM PST
by
deport
(---3 days Iowa Caucuses--- 8 days New Hampshire votes--- [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
To: deport
Strange - his born-on date is still, so, like, 2007, from what I can see. But he still might be skunky beer. Only time will tell.
To: torial
I thought cults were ok now ?
At least I keep getting told that on Mitt threads.
6
posted on
12/31/2007 8:29:23 PM PST
by
festus
(Fred Thompson '08)
To: Sidebar Moderator
GMT is what FR uses for signups, correct? There is some 6 hrs difference between GMT and CST, I think. So if’n he’s hanging out in IA that means he could have signed up as much as some 4 1//2 hrs ago to show a 2008 date....
Anyway have a good New Year.....
7
posted on
12/31/2007 8:37:50 PM PST
by
deport
(---3 days Iowa Caucuses--- 8 days New Hampshire votes--- [ Meanwhile:-- Cue Spooky Music--])
To: deport
Yes sir, hanging out in Iowa.
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posted on
01/01/2008 8:08:27 AM PST
by
torial
To: deport
Thanks for the welcome.
I signed up late New Years Eve...
Btw — does anyone have additional questions for making it better? Obviously not a “scientific” test, but still useful, I thought.
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posted on
01/01/2008 8:08:34 AM PST
by
torial
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