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captain queeg

(10,035 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 07:48 AM Apr 2020

The War President

It is unimaginable that Trumps cronies compared him to Churchill when that movie came out. I’m reading Finest Hour now and last year I read 1944 which was largely about FDR. Those guys were both great leaders. The had their imperfections but were intelligent, dynamic, and dedicated. Churchill was a whirlwind of activity and always knew what was going on most everywhere. Compare to trump who is clueless, uninterested, and lazy. The crisis we are in isn’t a fraction of the problems some great leaders managed to deal with. But I guess with a large part of our population being terminally stupid we are stuck with this buffoon.

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The War President (Original Post) captain queeg Apr 2020 OP
As a student of WWII history Chainfire Apr 2020 #1
Please don't call him that. He is presiding over the Trump Disaster Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #2
Trump is no Churchill Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #3
We are fortunate that Trump is NOT as competent as Mussolini. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #4
Yes, his stupidity is is one JenniferJuniper Apr 2020 #5
Si! n/t Vogon_Glory Apr 2020 #6

Chainfire

(17,304 posts)
1. As a student of WWII history
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 08:32 AM
Apr 2020

If I had to compare Trump to any leader of the era it would have to be Benito Mussolini. Mussolini consistently made terrible decisions and ended up destroying everything he touched. He considered himself a new Ceasar, and tried to play the part. The personality flaws of the two were very similar. Of course, Mussolini got the fate he deserved, but it was way to late to mitigate the pain that Italy suffered.

Vogon_Glory

(9,084 posts)
3. Trump is no Churchill
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 08:53 AM
Apr 2020

I’m trying to think of some figure he resembles but the closest I can get is Benito Mussolini, but without Mussolini’s writing ability and (limited) competence.

JenniferJuniper

(4,495 posts)
5. Yes, his stupidity is is one
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 09:24 AM
Apr 2020

saving grace. If you can even put it that way.

He does do his best to strike a pose like Il Duce though.

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