posted 6 years ago
With me it was General MacArthur, Lyndon Johnson, and Mick Jagger. All of these men got away with shit. All were highly successful, but didn't necessarily live in a manner that everyone else thought was okay.
McArthur disrespected the president and said what he thought. Johnson passed civil rights legislation, by telling his opponents that he would make certain pictures public if they did not vote his way. Sir Mick, did pretty much anything he wanted to, but always did a really good job of looking after his health.
I'm also very fond of Christopher Hitchens and Ho Chi Minh, but I didn't really learn much about them until I was an adult.
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I always find it interesting when the government attempts hero creation for one reason or another. It might be somebody we've sent out to kill other people or someone who supports them politically.
My fiance mentioned something about one of the heroes of her country. Her country has had a few dictators. So I told her that because I live in a liberal democracy, we don't have as many heroes. They seem to be an integral part in selling the public on dictatorships.