Trump is no Andrew Johnson?

MayCaesar

It seems to me that Johnson was mostly trying to serve interests of the Confederation, aiming at salvaging as much of it as possible in the post-war period. I would not say he was evil, although he certainly was not a big human rights advocate, and he had some authoritarian inclinations which ultimately led to his demise.

My take on Trump is that he is just a very-very good (perhaps a genius) salesman and negotiator, but does not have much political or economical knowledge. In this regard, he is quite similar to Johnson - but he does not seem to have any particular political agenda. He seems to only care about promoting his brand, so to speak, and that is not something I can say about Johnson.

Who I would compare Trump to is Lyndon Johnson (same last name, curiously). "LBJ" movie depicts him quite authentically and does justice to the testimonies of various White House employees, and he certainly has a similar personality to Trump's.

ZeusAres42

MayCaesar said:

It seems to me that Johnson was mostly trying to serve interests of the Confederation, aiming at salvaging as much of it as possible in the post-war period. I would not say he was evil, although he certainly was not a big human rights advocate, and he had some authoritarian inclinations which ultimately led to his demise.

My take on Trump is that he is just a very-very good (perhaps a genius) salesman and negotiator, but does not have much political or economical knowledge. In this regard, he is quite similar to Johnson - but he does not seem to have any particular political agenda. He seems to only care about promoting his brand, so to speak, and that is not something I can say about Johnson.

Who I would compare Trump to is Lyndon Johnson (same last name, curiously). "LBJ" movie depicts him quite authentically and does justice to the testimonies of various White House employees, and he certainly has a similar personality to Trump's.

Are you aware of the brutal murders and slaughter that occurred and was accepted when Johnson was in power? But I agree with you about Trump anyway to an extent anyway.

MayCaesar

@ZeusAres42

My understanding is that the evidence linking those events to Johnson is very shabby. But I do not know that period too well and could be wrong. The first couple of decades past the Civil War are my "blind spot" as far as the US history goes.