I don't always like Maureen Dowd, but I think some of her comparisons are good.
It's really such a strange coincidence that both became known to the broader public through their gigs as television entertainers.
Zelensky and Trump – two performers, one hero
Trump was always a faux tough guy who bragged about grabbing women and loved all things military except serving in it. Cadet Bone Spurs. Courage was an alien concept to this spoiled brat; he has always been a bully who let other people do the fighting for him.
Trump, in a nimbus of selfishness and narcissism, inverted revered American ideals. He soiled the image of his country and reshaped it around his grievances and inadequacies.
Zelensky stood up for Ukrainian ideals. He helped imbue his country with a shining, resilient image, reinforced when the world saw remarkable images of battle-ready mothers and grannies making Molotov cocktails.
“It hammers home how despicable an act it was to treat Ukraine as a political plaything."
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/worl...hero-1.4819710
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