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Greatest Generational Talent (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trump-generational-talent-just-like-our-most-gifted-athletes

Populism in America is cyclical. President Andrew Jackson fought banks; politician William Jennings Bryan fought barons; Louisiana Gov. and then Sen. Huey Long fought inequality; Trump fights systems of every stripe. His crusade is part grievance and part gospel, speaking to a republic that distrusts its own elite institutions and their caretakers. Trump excels at stretching politics into follow-through performance. After all, who else would dare prepend his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and the U.S. Institute of Peace in real time.

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Trump's evangelical supporters remind us that the great men of old were seldom polished and never perfect. Moses killed, yet led his people to freedom. David sinned, yet ruled with vision. Paul persecuted, yet became the greatest apostle. Scripture teaches that imperfection often precedes purpose, and greatness is rarely graceful. The Christian faithful rely on these proverbial lessons when explaining their loyal and unapologetic allegiance to such a coarse Christian. Unlike Elijah, it will be impossible to take up his mantle.

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

President Trump has created a unique political reality, largely by leading through instinct

... "leading through INSTINCT"??? I get that the article is complete bullshit, but nobody has an "instinct" to be a good president. I can guarantee that all of the best presidents in history (1) understood the importance and history of their office, (2) surrounded themselves and appointed the best talents they could find, (3) proactively tried to be the best president, and (4) stayed awake during important meetings.

The author is similarly insulting in saying "gifted athletes." Do you know the one thing all top athletes have in common? It's that they work their asses off. Even if they're naturally gifted, it won't amount to shit without putting in the work.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

gifted athletes

He meant to compare him to grifted athletes.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

unique political reality

In other words, substituting realities and replacing them with his own.