HOW OBAMA EXPLOITS ICONOGRAPHY

I’ve always been intrigued and fascinated by how Barack Obama has used imagery to create his dangerous cult of personality. Without question the major thing that separates Barack Obama from the placid, pedestrian progressive Democrats of the recent past is his cult of personality. Democratic standard bearers like George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Mike Dukakis, Al Gore and John Kerry couldn’t convince progressives to idealize them, they simply carried the progressive banner without holding the bleeding hearts of liberals. Barack Obama holds the hearts and carries the aspirations of liberals. Why?


He has affectively used imagery and iconography. His campaign posters and logos will be remembered for decades. Older traditional politicians of both parties pale in comparison. This is another reason why Barack Obama is a threat to freedom. He has the power to rally millions of useful idiots to his socialist agenda, while Democrats like Mike Dukakis couldn’t draw a crowd if they set themselves on fire. We have seen the power of imagery in the past, leaders exploited powerful symbols to burn their message into the brains of their followers. This is a fine primer from our friends at PJTV on Obama’s use of iconography.