Flying Squid to Political Memes@lemmy.world • edit-23 months agoFantasy is just a funhouse mirror pointed at the real world.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1590arrow-down16file-text
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minus-square@CitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink29•3 months agoCorrect, I’d say Trump is closer to Denethor. At least as he is portrayed in the movies, book-Denethor actually fought back against Sauron for decades and was driven insane by a Palantir (and Sauron influencing him through it just like Saruman).
minus-square@AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•3 months agoPeter Thiel, who owns JD Vance, has a company called Palantir, just to add another layer to this joke.
Correct, I’d say Trump is closer to Denethor. At least as he is portrayed in the movies, book-Denethor actually fought back against Sauron for decades and was driven insane by a Palantir (and Sauron influencing him through it just like Saruman).
Peter Thiel, who owns JD Vance, has a company called Palantir, just to add another layer to this joke.