i wonder if this is true everywhere? certainly in the u.s. the kennedys had their offshoots and offshoots, and bushes and even rockefellers as famous family, and cheney, i don't know, zillions.
why name recognition matters so much i don't know.
in african circles we are also seeing autocrats appointing their children or raising them with that expectation--biya and nguema. in cuba it was the brother. gabon with bongo; kabila in drc.
how about in asia? even marcos's kid gets elected.
come to think of it, it is like kings handing down the thrown to their heirs.
why is that?
ken
kenneth harrow
professor emeritus
dept of english
michigan state university
517 803-8839
harrow@msu.edu
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