In memory of the 1 million who have died

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

It isn't political.
Eisenhower happened to be Republican... but was an introvert focused on the collective well being rather than the individual.

I noted him because ''Make America Great Again'' is really a plagiarism of Ronald Reagan's ''Let's Make America Great Again''... which was speaking of the Eisenhower/Kennedy years. The Eisenhower era being the original ''when America was great'' was largely due to the collective mindset of general well being that infused the American population.

Bringing it back to the issue... the collective mindset of that time was so strong that it was rare to find someone that had not been inoculated against small pox. Even though small pox was not spreading like wildfire throughout the US, was not transmitted by respiration, and the US didn't have a confirmed active case of it after 1949... the inoculations when on until 1970. The small pox vaccine had to be renewed every ten years, and had a much higher risk profile than the covid vaccine.

Not tracking on the “introvert” characterization of Ike. Successful Commanding Officers command with a balance of mission and the individual interest in mind, albeit more of a mission versus individual focus.
I’d separately offer that the propensity of available marketing and social media outlets available in todays climate could affect a more selfless personality such as Eisenhower’s, or anyones, to be more self serving.