Reply #16: Nah, it's like advertising. The public is fickle. Two decades ago,

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the same people were waxing proudly about Reagan. It's twofold:

1. They really feel "safe" in many respects with their illusion of a leader. At least he's not going after THEM.

2. They feel good about themselves when they think they've made a good choice. They feel smart and canny, and maybe a little arrogant. The guy is there because of THEM. They changed history. Because their guy is in charge, by extension THEY'RE in charge too. They're a force to be reckoned with.

But trust me, after *, a new flavor-of-the-election-year will capture their imagination. After all, I don't remember hearing ANYONE discussing the "good ole days" of Herbert Hoover, before that upstart FDR "ruined everything". And this guy allowed the Depression to happen.

As for the Hitler analogy, I've heard elderly Germans talk as though they woke up from a dream and talk about they had no idea what really was going on around them, so of course they thought the guy was great. I predict the same hangover attitude re. * in the years to come from former supporters.