Nothing to do with culture. Personality cults are common in dictatorships,
regardless of whether they are nominally left or right. Example of the former:
Kim Jung Un; example of the latter: Franco.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Feb 20, 2014, at 9:14 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> PESO:
>>
>> There were portraits of the ruling Assad family everywhere in Syria:
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/154557702
>>
>> What surprised me is how awful most of them are!
>>
>>
> That's something we've never really seen here. I've seen photos from
> China, the Middle East, from the USSR, of big banners of the leaders
> hanging everywhere. It must be a difference in culture plus ego.
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