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minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·4 days 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-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days 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.