Who has influenced your political perceptions the most?
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History. It does repeat itself, and we have to learn from history or relive it. Do you not that Lincoln was extremely unpopular during the American Civil War? Democrats wanted him out so they could stop the killing. Death tolls that surpassed the amount of killed in Iraq in both wars, sometimes on a daily basis. Now he is called the greatest President in American history. If he had listened to the polls of the day, which stated that he was not only going to beaten in re-election but he was the most unpopular President ever at that time, America would be split into two countries now!
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Physically or Politically?\nPhysically, definitely Barack Obama. \nPolitically I like Clinton and McCain.
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my environment where i grew up. \n\nactually peoples attitudes mainly did the work
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Hugo Chavez - he definitely makes me want to puke.\nOh wait, I forgot - kim jong il - he is almost cartoon-like in his ugliness.
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Actually, it has.  Logic and reason have enhanced perspective.  When I was younger, I was supposed to accept the views of adults and peers at school because our teachers were trusted purveyors of information.  I'm glad I questioned authority.  I shed that democratic crap after personally finding each tenet wrong and empty of reason in a thorough examination of my life.  Liberal ideology supports egos, not real living.
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i don't know but whom ever it was must have been a Britt as they are most likely to answer a question with a question lol.\n\nMandy Rice-Davis\nhttp://politicalanorak.blog.com/615727/
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... I'll say Bush... he seems confused by human traditions, wonders why people don't like him... he always seems to think he has great ideas, when in actuality they make his own party cringe... always has a wierd look on his face in photos... has trouble speaking in public....
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In terms of what? Their editorial style? Political views?
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MPs\nvoted by the people
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Up until his retirement, I would have said Alan Greenspan, former head of the Federal Reserve Board, was the most influencial.  Now I would have to say that the new chairman, Ben Bermanke, will end up being the most influential.
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Presumably, George W. Bush.\n\nAlthough my late father-in-law was a close second.
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Depends on their political party
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My law professor.  He was more liberal than I am and wasn't above stating his views but he knew the history and foundation of the law and gave us students a deep appreciation for our constitution.
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Does your or mine thinking matter?\nWe can only make them politicians, can't make them behave.
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If you're referring to Hilliary Clinton, I think Barack Obama is a pretty good bet.  One guy who I like is Robert Reich, the Secretary of Labor during the first Clinton term.  I don't know that he has expressed an interest in running for office, but I like the ideas he presents.  He's an economist, and he seems sensible to me.
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who actually has done the most for you??
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I wouldn;t deny that someone like Bill Gates presence would definatley have an influence on me. But the fascinating thing is about the nature of such an influence that makes it so influential? But then would Bill gates office security guard act in the same way that we would? With time this security guard having seen him passing by and in and out of the office would eventually become numb to the aura of influential presence relative in the media sense. Seeing him face to face he would notice the texture of his skin facial features and wonder what the hype is all about. So i suppose the media would then play a strong role in influencing our perception. T.V and pictures by their very nature deprive us of any sense of informed consent. And it would be at the point that we would be most suspectible to such an influence. At the end of the day Bill gates probably values some of the same things for his own children than a father in afghanistan. We can often ( which includes you and me) be swayed into defining reality based on our experiences. With our experiences moulded based on our perception. And spending half our lives infront of the a T.V we would have little left to hang on to control our own perception.