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kentuck

(116,068 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:37 AM Thursday

Trump relished the comparison to Napoleon, Attile the Hun, Stalin, and Hitler...

...and all the tyrants of history. He liked how they used fear to gain and maintain power.

According to the latest bestseller by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Trump showed them a quote that was written by a caddy.

He liked the idea that he was more than "nationwide", like the other tyrants. He was international. He was more powerful than all of them, he noted from the quote.

It wasn't the idea that he liked being powerful for doing something great or helping to make the world a better place. He liked the idea of power for power's sake and using fear as a tool to maintain power.

It really shows what a sick and dangerous tyrant we are dealing with. It was a great mistake of the Republicans to try and humanize the guy. He has no human qualities of any worth.

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Trump relished the comparison to Napoleon, Attile the Hun, Stalin, and Hitler... (Original Post) kentuck Thursday OP
Someone should show him that meme/tweet that is going around which lists off RockRaven Thursday #1
Not sure that's the flex he thinks (lol, right!) it is. flvegan Thursday #2
Notice he didn't compare himself to Washington, Lincoln Ars Longa Thursday #3

RockRaven

(20,068 posts)
1. Someone should show him that meme/tweet that is going around which lists off
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:50 AM
Thursday

the death counts of various figures: Genghis Khan, Mao, Hitler, Stalin, etc and adds Musk with the projected deaths from DOGE cuts. Maybe he'll have a fit of apoplexy over Elon taking his spotlight for that abomination.

flvegan

(66,664 posts)
2. Not sure that's the flex he thinks (lol, right!) it is.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:51 AM
Thursday

Hitler was a coward and wasn't Stalin a pedophile, or embraced pedophilia amongst his closest allies?

He should also look into how each of them lived their last years and then died. None of it was happy or comfortable I don't believe.

Ars Longa

(667 posts)
3. Notice he didn't compare himself to Washington, Lincoln
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:56 AM
Thursday

FDR ect......
He only mentioned mass-murdering Despots!!

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