What we see is not much different from many dictators in the 3rd world countries. Sometimes we forget that many—if not most—of them also came to power through election. Not unlike in those countries, in today’s America it is common that we go to bookstores, T-shirt stores, and other places and see the picture of Our Great Leader there.
BO going for total saturation. Unfortunately, America isn’t completely made up of sponges, although, there are a few.