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If Trump is America's Napoleon III, who is the world's modern Otto von Bismark?
by BeFlatXIII 2y ago
If Trump is America's Napoleon III, who is the world's modern Otto von Bismark?
- yareally 2y agoProbably Putin.
- vdupras 2y agoI'm curious as to why you chose Napoleon III. The context under which he rose to power seem quite different from Trump's. America isn't in the middle of a 60-years long revolution/counter-revolution cycle. What are the similarities?
- BeFlatXIII 2y agoThin-skinned, seeks popular acclaim as a substitute for respect from the old money he despises, erratic and contradictory policy strategies.
- Spooky23 2y agoConservatives think so.
- crq-yml 2y agoI'd nominate Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni. As authoritarian "president for life" since 1986, he's demonstrated some savvy statecrafting amid Africa's resource wars and ethnic violence, making the country a point of stability and economic growth on the continent. (Of course, he's got plenty of negatives on the record too. But I think in the game of "Great Man History", he's already left a big legacy.)
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- mongol 2y agoHate to say it, but perhaps it is Putin. Not a perfect parallel but he seems to be playing Trump skillfully.