371
When life imitates art
(thelemmy.club)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2026
371 points (98.9% liked)
Political Memes
2492 readers
628 users here now
Non political memes: !memes@sopuli.xyz
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
I've said it many times before.
I have always been a fan of political fiction. There's no fake President in any satire I've ever read that comes close to being as bad as this Trump.
I include Lex Luthor.
You including Luthor made me look up some of the more modern storylines I didn't read. The planning a false flag attack to make the world like him is probably on the table.
The time Luthor was president that I remembered was in Red Sun. And of course, that was better. We entered an age of enlightenment.
I've always been a fan of the 'worst person becomes the hero' trope.
See 'Incorruptible' comic
And yes, Red Sun may be the best Superman comic ever written.
Lex has multiple PhDs, and the only president the US has had with a doctorate was Woodrow Wilson.
Jimmy Carter was an atomic engineer.
In 1953, after his father’s death, Carter resigned from the Navy to return to Georgia. However, his nuclear expertise was called upon in 1958 when Canada’s Chalk River nuclear research facility suffered a partial reactor meltdown . The incident caused a power surge that damaged the reactor core and flooded the basement with radioactive water.
Carter was sent by the U.S. to lead a cleanup team. He and 22 others worked in teams of three, descending into the reactor for only 90-second intervals to avoid lethal radiation exposure. To plan the operation, they built a full-scale replica of the reactor (without nuclear material) on a nearby tennis court. Carter’s leadership under extreme conditions demonstrated his technical competence and composure.
[cut and pasted]
"Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had." - Professor William T. Kelley, Wharton School of Business and Finance
that professor did a disservice by not failing him, giving him a participation pass was just as bad letting him cheat.
Donald Trump was exceptional! He really stood out among his peers!
Well, and several have law degrees or honorary doctorates. WW was just the only one with a PhD.
Woodrow Wilson Smith aka Lazarus Long
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_Long
President Johnny Gentle in Infinite Jest comes closest, including starting beef with Canada.
Never read that one.
otoh, they did start a war with Canada in "Canadian Bacon"
And a war with Canada is actually smarter than one with Iran.
Canadians are used to forgiving stupid Americans.
We've run out of patience from having to constantly do that.
President Gentle is a former lounge singer and B movie actor; stupid, naïve, and possibly insane. His Presidency is all based on spectacle, and just a distraction from the evil man really running things. When the real-life guy ran in 2016, my thought was that David Foster Wallace must have based Gentle on his persona.
Anyway, good reminder, I should watch Canadian Bacon again.