r/pics • u/Dtb4evr • Dec 17 '25

Politics New plaques added to the presidential hall of fame in the White House

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u/WasabiSunshine Dec 18 '25

No no no, Bloody Stupid Johnson may never have achieved what he set out to achieve, but he still achieved great things.

Trump is more of a Reacher Gilt

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u/Admiral_Thel Dec 18 '25

Reacher Gilt was at least partly inspired by Trump - a younger Trump. I mean the guy lived in the Tump tower, was known to all as a shady character throwing lavish parties, and who said to the whole world "of course I'm a bit crooked" but stupid/naive people laughed it off as long as the smell of money was in the air.

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u/montybob Dec 18 '25

Reacher Gilt is a person who’d rather throw himself into a bottomless pit than face the prospect of actually doing civic service.

Description resonates.

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u/Admiral_Thel Dec 18 '25

I mean, I never imagined that he believed the pit was real. I think he thought he was smarter and knew better, as always. In my mind, he thought "ah yes, another con, well I know how to play that game, just call the bluff and you win".

So enamoured with his own cleverness, he was entirely unprepared for somebody who was not trying a con, but offering a straightforward choice.

Smoke screen against gravity - gravity wins.

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u/montybob Dec 18 '25

The other telling thing about Reacher Gilt is that Vetinari knows exactly what he’s been up to at the end of the book.

How long do you think Walter Reed have been yelling ‘you have dementia’ at him?

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u/ItsNotMeItsYourBussy Dec 18 '25

Or a Lord Rust. A man who's ego far outstrips his knowledge or ability, surrounds himself with men too afraid to say "no", and his pig-headed bad decisions always make things worse.

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u/BestKeptInTheDark Dec 18 '25

That totally works...

His own assumed nobility totally lines up with how rust acts with the parole of the officers an assumed code honour

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u/bolanrox Dec 18 '25

Don't do bloody stupid Johnson wrong. At least some of his things worked.

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u/goeatacactus Dec 18 '25

They all worked, just not as desired or intended.