12. Why do people in America blindly follow charismatic leaders?
We've had examples of Hitler, Mussolini, and lots of other historical figures who were blindly followed. Good people didn't want to know where they stood on the issues. We saw this with Bush after 9/11. Now we are seeing it with the Deanies. I cannot believe that these people are as right-wing radical in their approach as Dean appears to be and yet they blindly follow him. Anyone who dares to tell the truth about where Dean stands on the issues is put down as being negative. How dare we discuss Dean's stances? What is the difference between Deanies and the Bushies and the Nazis? How do we immunize these people against this willingness to blindly follow leaders and to instead look at facts and issues?
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