Personality cults exist on both Right and Left. Fortunately for the country, they are limited to the lunatic fringes. From here, close to the center, it appears a lot more lethal to our system on the system opposing Left than the religious fanatics on the Right.

One can actually vote for one of the two usually abominable choices offered by partisans on each side of the spectrum without being a worshipful sycophant; something else because of their special herd orientation, the majority on the Left cannot grasp. One can also bitterly disagree with some policies of the former candidate, once hired, without condemning him/her as tantamount to being criminal; as hero worshipers tend to do.

Extremism belongs to the partisans regardless which fringe they comprise. They reveal it by the extreme ways they either vilify the opposition personality or deify their golden heroes.

When I detect personality cult minions from either side it is daunting to the hope that someday people will finally reach a starting point wherein our special human gift located between our ears will be cherished instead of abdicated to this tin god politician or that superstitious guru.