Editing Cult of personality (section)

[[File:Personality-Cult.jpg|thumb|300px|Propaganda posters depicting various dictators that had a cult of personality. ]]{{Quote|I sell the things you need to be<br>I'm the smiling face on your T.V.<br>I'm the cult of personality<br>I exploit you still you love me<br>I tell you one and one makes three<br>I'm the cult of personality|Living Colour, "Cult of Personality"}}
A '''cult of personality''', '''personality cult''', or '''cult of the leader''', arises when a country's regime – or, more rarely, an individual – uses the techniques of mass media, [[propaganda]], the [[big lie]], spectacle, the arts, patriotism, and government-organized demonstrations and rallies to create an idealized, heroic, and worshipful image of a leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. 
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A cult of personality is similar to apotheosis, except that it is established by modern social engineering techniques, usually by the state or the party in one-party states and dominant-party states. It is often seen in [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] countries and [[dictatorship]]s.