--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 9, 2007, at 1:17 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > >> > >> On Mar 8, 2007, at 8:59 PM, authfriend wrote: > >> > >>> The bulk of the evidence is that he *was* revered > >>> for his personal qualities. > >> > >> That's called a "cult of personality," Judy, and is > >> usually not considered very healthy. Reverence for > >> him and others like him based on personal qualities > >> might be one of the reasons India is such a mess. > > > > Exactly. *George W. Bush* is revered by millions > > of Americans for his personal qualities. > > Most of which are merely projections, of course. And > it doesn't have to apply only to politicians either, as > Judy would probably say it does.
It's typically applied to political leaders, particularly heads of state (that's what the term was coined to refer to), but even in the generic sense it's applicable only in certain specific situations of reverence for a leader, as I explained in my earlier post.
