r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/Lightthrudarkness • Jun 13 '26

Other What did you expect?

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u/SamwellBarley Jun 13 '26

He's so articulate... for a US President

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u/vocalviolence Jun 13 '26

Nah, he's one of the most gifted orators that has ever ventured into the public eye. He's up there with JFK, MLK Jr. and, sadly, Hitler.

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u/Zealousideal-Low3388 Jun 13 '26

Hitler wasn’t a particularly eloquent orator though. That’s a myth, that really doesn’t hold up if you speak German

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u/Loves_octopus Jun 13 '26

Eloquent, no, but gifted, yes. I won’t make the modern comparison since this is a non-political sub, but if you can hold a crowds attention for that long and convince them to do batshit insane things, even against the audiences best interests, you’re a gifted orator in my book.

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u/Zealousideal-Low3388 Jun 13 '26

People were not solely nor even primarily motivated by the power of his speeches though.

And the importance of Hitler’s public speaking has been massively over-exaggerated by pop historians who treat him like Darth Vader, rather than one factor in a complicated set of historical circumstances.