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Ocelot II

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1. Interesting. It's always been clear that Trump lacks Hitler's evil but effective discipline.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:23 AM

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This article offers an explanation. Hitler saw himself as the savior of a nation and employed rigid ideology to further that goal; Trump sees himself as the savior of himself and changes his apparent ideology as needed to further his personal goals of self-glorification and enrichment. In many ways that is scarier.

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