Repeat After Me: Political Cults Of Personality Are Bad

Donald Trump ascended to the presidency and shut down the government because he has a cult like following. He demonstrated his understanding of this fact when he said, "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters." Like all cults, the Trump Cult has a talisman, the MAGA cap.

Any Republican readers who stop by will undoubtedly mutter to themselves "what about Kennedy or the Clintons or Obama." Please read the post's title.

Kamala Harris declared herself a candidate for president on Monday.Today, The Hill reports that Harris will be getting her own action figure because at least one person believes she's a step ahead of us mere mortals:

“Think of the impact California has had on our culture,” FCTRY CEO Jason Feinberg said in a statement about the company’s Harris doll. “Same-sex marriage. Computers, of course. Movies. Even small things like avocado toast! As a proud New Yorker, it’s a little hard to admit this, but California always figures things out a bit before the rest of us.” 

“Right now it’s hard to look at Kamala Harris and not get that same sense,” Feinberg said.

I have nothing against action figures. I own a William Shakespeare action figure, several Wonder Woman action figures, an Albert Einstein action figure, a Xena, Warrior Princess action figure, and a Doug Mientkiewicz bobblehead. I also live in a rudderless country presided over by a megalomaniac who claimed that he "alone [could] fix it."

I also have nothing against Harris. She announced her candidacy a few days ago and has not demonstrated any of Trump's megalomania. That said, the past few years have once again shown it's best to not underestimate the idiocy of fervent people overly invested in a single person. It would be far better to replace the Trump cult with a boring, competent president rather than a person venerated by a different cult.

Excuse me while I go look for my Sigmund Freud and Annie Oakley action figures. I want to make sure the packages are in mint condition.