USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment

Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by op03 on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:30AM (#25631043)

Well Obama like Trump is a celeb more than a leader. Celebs spend all day pandering to their fan clubs to survive. Leaders dont. And the US is celeb obsessed. So thats a big bug in the code.

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Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by Dirlewanger on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:33AM (#25632575)

You're getting downvoted, but it's true. Obama ushered in the age of the political personality cult. Pretty much every election from here on out is going to hinge on how well you can sell the politician's personality, and brushing aside his platform, all his shady connections and people he's aligned with. This is very much a byproduct of all the private money in election campaigning.

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Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by pintxo on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:16PM (#25634467)

How's this different from Kennedy + Reagan?

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Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by reallydontask on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:12AM (#25633211)

I find it hard to square your statement with the election of Joe Biden, is he an outlier? I guess only time will tell.

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Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by parineum on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:20PM (#25634548)

Biden's political personality is not Trump.

I think that invalidates the theory a bit but the personality cult that got Biden elected was anti-Trump, not pro-Biden.

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