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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid anyone see the movie "The Madness of King George"?
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Did anyone see the movie "The Madness of King George"? (Original Post)
mac56
Aug 2020
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BannonsLiver
(20,569 posts)1. Yes, he's batshit crazy
Of course GIII was actually an effective and well liked king in England. He didnt do pomp and had a fascination with agriculture often chatting up farmers. That earned him the nickname Farmer George. Much about what I was taught about him as a child in school was a lie.
lanlady
(7,229 posts)2. Yes. And yes
--it does call to mind our current predicament.
Stallion
(6,642 posts)3. Great Movie
TheProle
(3,980 posts)5. It really is.
Cirque du So-What
(29,712 posts)4. The only difference between Mad King George and Cheeto Benito
is that George III pissed purple toward the end.