“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince - ThreadSky

umadlp.bsky.social • 22 hours ago

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”

Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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drawsacat.bsky.social•20 hours ago

American leader: Dumber than dirt

alistairblantyre.bsky.social•18 hours ago

👁️

umadlp.bsky.social•18 hours ago

🤐

jdfuhaid.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Wow never a truer word.
Trumps minions are all a freakin joke.

requinfatigue.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Machiavel is a very interesting man ; far from the "how to plot for the dummies" cliché his book is a very hard take on the mechanics of political power.

lfglatz.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Bingo

maddog79.bsky.social•21 hours ago

100 minutes. Not one word about:

Working families
Living paycheck to paycheck
80 million uninsured
Sky-high RX prices
800,000 homeless
Extreme $$ inequality
Billionaires control elections
Lower life expectancy
Climate change
Cutting Medicaid by $880B
Millions lose health care

I guess he forgot.

umadlp.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Indeed.

frostyperp.bsky.social•16 hours ago

... surrounded by scumbags perverts rapists and billionaires.

alemap-sc.bsky.social•16 hours ago

“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

jackiefromtexas.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Me, after noticing the men Krasnov has around him: Uh oh. He's dumb as a stump.

auld-boy.bsky.social•20 hours ago

That is such a good book more people should read it.

umadlp.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Exactly, thank you!

grumpcharles.bsky.social•15 hours ago

He beat the entire leftist establishment, now he's rooting them out of government. They even tried to murder him twice. Don't be dim, he's far from stupid.

mgobrandon.bsky.social•17 hours ago

You mean Hegseth doesn't do it?

semper-talis.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I always took Machiavelli for a clever man.

bingbang52.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Is this in reference to that fu…en orange face baby brain moron ?

rexaura888.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Another quote that’s possibly apt if all of the foul play around the 2024 elections are found to be true (at least one instance is):

“Power acquired through difficulty you’ll keep with ease. Those who acquire it without keep it with immense difficulty.”

juanfoxx.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Fail!

prizscisurf.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Well, we're screwed.

thelushkitch.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I mean... that works... but he's also just clearly a moron.

admansky.bsky.social•18 hours ago

What is the opposite of machiavellian? Power mad and amoral, but completely inept?

uriel52.bsky.social•8 hours ago

MAGIDIOT

northernbean.bsky.social•18 hours ago

With that being said, I believe it is time to bend over and kiss our asses goodbye. We are so screwed!

dfprovine.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Related: 'The intellectual probity of a person is measured not merely by what comes out of him, but by what he puts up with in others.' - William F Buckley, Jr

umadlp.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I deal with political philosophy. Machiavelli's The Prince is a book I read when I was 14; if you haven't read it, do so—it helps you understand many things. Your sentence is certainly important, but it is not related to mine; I wanted to highlight something else. Thank you very much!

mickss.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Dear lord, we're screwed...😖😖🤢

dmlamb3.bsky.social•9 hours ago

This was on hold for months at my library. I just got it this morning. I’m going through a list of “Books That Should Be Banned” and I’m learning so much about why they fear the written words.

umadlp.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Happy reading, I look forward to your comment. Thanks☺️