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minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·11 个月前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).
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 个月前Peter Thiel, who owns JD Vance, has a company called Palantir, just to add another layer to this joke.
minus-squareVubDapple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 个月前Seriously! Theoden was bewitched by Wormtongue via Saruman / Sauron. Trump might be influenced but he was already his own Dark Lord.
minus-squareaviationeast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 个月前I think they are closure to the town master and lacky from the hobbit.
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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.
Seriously! Theoden was bewitched by Wormtongue via Saruman / Sauron. Trump might be influenced but he was already his own Dark Lord.
I think they are closure to the town master and lacky from the hobbit.