I remember watching the fawning media coverage in 2007 and 2008, the worshiping crowds, the fainting, the slobbering of these decrepit followers.
I was disgusted by it. I recall being in a dentist office waiting room, watching some women clapping and swooning in front of the TV.
About that time, I watched a documentary on the History channel about Adolph Hitler. A German citizen who resisted the Nazis (and was imprisoned and lost his entire family to murder) was interviewed. He said he was at one of the rallies for Hitler in Munich, and he was appalled. He could not believe the hypnotic spell the crowd was under. He said that he almost wished he could have believed the same thing and shared their "happiness", but then he thought better of that and knew they were being led down to the path of Hell itself.
