Donald Trump: Sauron or Gollum? By Thanos Kalamidas
If Trump was a character in Tolkien’s universe, would he more closely resemble Sauron, the Dark Lord, or Gollum, the twisted creature corrupted by his obsession with power?
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@thanoskalamidas
I think he is closer to Saruman, doing the bidding of some larger force and "'building an army" of mindless brutes to force his will. Sauron, to my mind, is Putin.
I'd say Wormtongue, the way he's gotten into old men's brains.
@EileenKCarpenter @MPCavalier @thanoskalamidas I was gonna go Balrog, for blowing smoke and setting everything on fire while whipping his base up.
@sfleetucker @MPCavalier @thanoskalamidas
Yeah, Balrog is also, "Get the fuck out of my country, dudes," even if he ends up destroying himself instead.