The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable

Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by dh2022 on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:15PM (#46670461)

How about Wilhelm II, the last German Kaiser? Some strong parallels - both were thin-skinned, both were idiots with a short attention span, both damaged relations with traditional allies (in Kaiser's case, these allies were also his relatives), both yielded large power aimlessly. Hopefully Donnie does not start a world war....

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Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by lazide on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:33PM (#46670689)

Personally I give it a year or less, at the pace things are going.

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Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by dh2022 on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:46PM (#46670833)

There is a difference though: Kaiser’s power was un-checked. Currently there are some GOP senators who are looking to check Donnie’s ambitions. a couple of GOP senators said they will not even look at Donnie’s candidate for Fed Chairman role until the current investigation into Jerome Powell stops. And two other GOP senators are pushing a resolution to prevent Donnie from attacking any NATO countries.

Let’s see how it goes.

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