You Forgot Albania!

You gotta love Albania. For 40 years they were ruled by more-Stalinist-than-Stalin dictator Enver Hoxha (who outlawed private automobiles, but also did a lot of bad things). Under Hoxha, Albania broke with Yugoslavia when Tito broke with Stalin; broke with the Soviet Union when they repudiated Stalin; and broke with the PRC when they purged the Gang of Four. In the end, their only ally was North Korea--home of the ultimate totalitarian cult of personality.

And now, it appears, Albanians are cheering Bush. Somehow, considering Bush's authoritarian cult of personality, I don't think it's the democratic reformers who are doing the cheering¹.

Who says the US has become isolated in the world? George Bush is popular in Albania!


¹Snark aside, the cheering may be genuine...but it's for the wrong president.