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Question 92: Have we gotten away from this personality cult in a modern democracy?

[147] Chacci: Cult of Personality   In a modern democracy where everyone is supposed to be equal we still have a cult of personality. For example, presidential candidates use campaign managers, public relations experts and professional speech writers to make them appear to be intelligent, wholesome, religious and proper. Basically presidential candidates use these people to make them look more ‘presidently’. And people want to see a president in office that looks and acts like a president. Hans gives the example that good music sounds like Mozart, another example would be a presidential candidate looks like every other president. If a modern democracy didn't have a cult of personality a Muslim African-American with long hair could be considered for president.

Hans: This is excellent. I have nothing to add. And the Questions which you answered last week and as your trial submission were very specific economic Questions, therefore there is nothing wrong with you picking one of the more general and tangential Questions for a change.

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