In a new blog post, we get to see the true delusions behind the mask of Trevor Loudon's ultra right beliefs. It seems that Loudon envisages himself as NZ's version of the HoaxNews created cult of personality figure Glenn Beck, who believes much like Beck does with the US, that he is a prophet sent to NZ to lead the people from socialist, pinko, communist, al qaeda, fascist, nazi, melon greenism.
In the past the Cult of Personality Model (COPM) was mostly employed by revolutionary and/or Soviet styled regimes as a method of controlling the masses. Most famous are Stalin, Saddam Hussein, George Washinton and Kim Jong Il. By and large though, COPs are usually spoken of with distain by pro western leaders and commentators and the term is rarely applied to their own leaders unless that leader is an Obama type figure (a democrat/liberal president...). so it comes of 'some' surprise that this move by Foxnews to create their own cult of personality type persona and is an event horizon for the right wing fascists in their overtness as the corporately sponsored movement heads down the inevitable path to its own self indulgent and broken arsed end.
In the days of old COPM figures often arose when country's dictator leaders used the mass media to purposefully idealise and create the perception of a heroic persona/personas. In the West traditional dictatorships have become less popular in politics but still exist and are maintained in the standard top down pyramidic corporation model, the structure that Loudon loves more than life.With the void left in the west by its use of 3 or 4 year leadership regimes, powerful corporations have been able to step up and fill the void by creating the Corporate Cult of Personality (CCOPM) in order to achieve corporate control over the voting minds of political masses in order to, say, affect the results of the next election to ensure their intended candidate takes the helm of the fatherland.
In terms of the CCOPM vs COP strategies, the techniques are by and large the same; the use of mass media, the propping up of a fictitious character into infamy, the employing of evangelical charismatic techniques of mass emotional and religious manipulation - Loudons description of the, 'message of redemption', 'is to be saved' and 'will be a huge part of that salvation', are case and point. So the big question is where to from here for Loudon? Is this a signal that his delusions of grandeur have passed the point of no return, that he in fact sees himself as this Moses type figure prophesied to lead the people out of slavery, slaves of social conscience, and slaves of global responsibility, to be subjected to the iron fist of the invisible hand?
The other issue that is foremost on the minds of those concerned about the rise of corporate fascism in this country is the reach of such megacorporations such as the HoaxNews Network. Add to that the rumours circulating that Loudon has been receiving corporate funding from the US.If it is true then one wonders if this type of attention from the likes of HoaxNews is assisting in the complete deterioration of Loudons general state of mental stability.
We say this because we care....no really we do!
