Who are the political figures which you admire the most?

[Anatoliyanskiy]

Why there is a debate going on currently I'm not too sure, but i'm going to post without getting involved in it.

Personally my three biggest political figures I admire the most are Bernie Sanders, Karl Marx and Franklin.D Roosevelt.

Bernie because he has acted as a vessel to preserve the radical left in the US without all the toxic politics, and has basically saved the left-wing from becoming a minority ideology (even though he's literally come in second place in like every single Democratic nomination ever since he started running. Come on guys, really?)

Karl Marx because even though some of the offshoots of the ideology he created are literally trash, his general concept and idea is pretty good. Just don't confuse True Communism with authoritarian trash like Stalinism. Please.

FDR not only started a Keynesian revolution, but he also saved the US's economy from the crappy place it was in because of Hoover. He did enter the US into WWII, but I think that war was one of the only times that war was justifiable, because if the Nazis had won, Earth would be a hell hole. All in all, he was one of the best US presidents.

[Luziyca]

The political figures that I admire the most would be the late President France-Albert René, Comrade Josip Broz Tito, and Comrade Fidel Castro.

France-Albert René because he was an excellent benevolent dictator, given he built up the Seychelles into being the most developed country in Africa, as well as invested in Seychellois education, healthcare, and the environment.

Josip Broz Tito for his decision to lead Yugoslavia on an independent course, which allowed him to create a multicultural society, a more prosperous economy than her eastern neighbors, and his foreign policy.

Fidel Castro mostly for his liberation of Cuba from American influence, and for the development of a world-class healthcare system despite a crippling embargo against the US.

[Blargoblarg]

In no particular order, Bernie Sanders, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Howie Hawkins, Evo Morales, Karl Marx, and Subcomandante Marcos. I used to admire Barack Obama, but as my political views have continually shifted to the left I've realized he wasn't all that great.

[Nobel Hobos 2]

Who are the political figures which you admire the most? -- bad sentence
Who are the political figures that you admire the most? -- a bit better
Who are the political figures whom you admire the most? -- best imo

Sorry, it's just been bugging me.

[Sundiata]

Simon Bolivar.

[Vistulange]

İsmet İnönü - a very careful diplomat who successfully kept Turkey out of the Second World War, avoiding the disastrous possibilities of Nazi occupation and subsequent "liberation" by the Soviet Union. For all his faults, he could well be considered the father of Turkish democracy, and his sheer will and determination was reason we transitioned successfully to a proper multi-party democracy in 1950, in spite of some hardliners eager to keep the single-party system.

Bülent Ecevit - for all his faults (e.g. the terrible operation to end hunger strikes in prisons in the 1990's, one of his biggest mistakes in my opinion), he's the person who brought modern social democracy to Turkey, and permanently shifted the Republican People's Party from a centre-right party to a centre-left, social democratic position in the 1970's and beyond. He had numerous faults, but his merits, I think, deserve praise.

To go abroad...

Clement Attlee - primarily due to his establishment of the modern welfare system, specifically in a Beveridgian manner as opposed to a Bismarckian manner, in the face of Conservative opposition during the election campaign.

That's all that comes to mind for now.

[Nuroblav]

I haven't heard too much from them but Peter Kropotkin is someone I'd probably name. Maybe Noah Chomsky as well.

[Nazis in Space]

Sargon of Akkad Born a commoner/possibly without his father even being known, usurped the King of Kis, and started conquering his neighbours.

He isn't alone in this. To his south, the great King Lugal-Zagesi is doing exactly the same thing. At one point, they clash.

The clash lasts for thirty-seven battles. Eventually, the victor is determined. Sargon. He founds a new capital, the eponymous Akkad. He goes on to conquer the known world. From the flood plains of Sumer, he moves into the mountains to the east. Moves north and reaches Anatolia. Marches to the Mediterranean.

Before Sargon, there were citystates.

Through Sargon, the idea of Empire was born. His name became synonymous with the concept, and he continued to be worshipped as a hero for millenia. A later Assyrian king even took his name, just to reestablish the connection to the first, and greatest king. The size of his Empire would not be exceeded until 1700 years later.

Assur-Bani-Apli The last great king of Assyria. And what a king he was! Not satisfied with being a soldier as were all the kings before him, he also became a scholar. His inscriptions proudly list his accomplishments. His ability to read and write not just Akkadian and Aramaic, but also Sumerian, a language that'd been dead for well over a thousand years. He ordered the temple libraries across his empire to send every original text they had to his capital, his palace, creating the largest library in the known world. He wrote poetry. He was, in other words, a turbonerd.

Yet, he also kicked an inordinate amount of ass on the battlefield. Grew his Empire to the largest the world had seen to that date, dealt with repeated invasions, retained Assyria's greatness. Also murdered his rebellious brother, but y'know, that's what happens if you rebel.

Cicero Incorruptible, morally untouchable, yet - unlike Cato the Younger - practically-minded and capable of working with changing circumstances. Also a great orator and courageous. Not a general, a politician. Admittedly with somewhat questionable success, but y'know.

Genghis Khan History is full of great generals. Sometimes they were alone amongst their people, leading them to greatness or admittedly glorious ruin. Hannibal. Scipio. Alexander. Cyrus. The abovementioned Sargon.

Sometimes there were several. Marius and Sulla. Caesar and Pompeius. The shenanigans during China's Three Kingdoms era.

One might note something about the latter examples. They were constantly at each other's throats. The desire for power, to be the one in charge is overhwelming. Treason and backstabbing are the order of the day. Rarely do geniuses voluntarily submit to someone else. An given the frequency with which coups happened, the rulers in charge were well-advised to be suspicious of their best generals. Orodes II didn't just execute Surenas, the man who'd humbled the Romans at Carrhae, on a whim. There was a legitimate, potential threat there.

And yet, none of that with Genghis Khan's subordinates. People like Jebe, Muqali, Chormaqan and towering above even these great generals, Subotai. Each of them a Pompeius or Napoleon on the battlefield. Some, like Chormaqan, also talented administrators. And yet none of them ever entertained the notion of riding against Genghis (well, not after their clan was beaten and they'd joined him, at any rate). Genghis, in turn, far from being consumed by jealousy like Orodes II or Alexander (who killed Cleitus, the man to whom he owed his life), trusted and honoured them.

It was through this extraordinary level of loyalty and inspired and given by Genghis that the Mongols rose. Without it, they'd just have been one steppe Empire amongst many before and after them. With it, they rose above all.

Little Turtle & Tecumseh Facing impossible odds, they were the last gasp of serious native American resistance against the encroaching wave of white settlers seeking to cleanse the land of its inhabitants. For all that they were defeated, at the end of the day, they fought for their rights, their home, their people against what were, in a modern context, alien invaders aiming for their extinction to take over their world for themselves. To this end, they displayed not only bravery on the battlefield, but recognised, as few others (and none as successfully) had before that point, the need for an alliance between the tribes, forging ties between former enemies to stop the flood.

Unlike Mankind in Independence day, they failed, but their struggle, their effort against overwhelming and impossible odds remains an inspiration.

[Vistulange]

Sargon of Akkad

I won't lie, I actually thought you meant the YouTube fellow for a moment there.

[Minskiev]

Hmm...this is pretty tough.

Well, definitely Gustavus Adolphus, as one of them. Made Sweden a great power, PERSONALLY went to fight the Russians with his Caroleans, and...there is a similarity in the name. Which one? You tell me.

I admire Napoleon for taking on all of Europe, and very nearly winning, as well as his persistence, such as his escapes from exile.

Obviously, Lincoln, FDR, JFK, and the like are favorites.

And, to keep brevity, Winston Churchill is also quite admirable.

[The Reformed American Republic]

Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

[Middle Barael]

My favorites? Jacinda Ardern and Mahatma Gandhi

Others I admire: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, FDR, Obama, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, Yitzchak Rabin, Chlöe Swarbrick, the 14th Dalai Lama, and Nancy Pelosi

I’m not sure if she counts, but I also greatly admire Greta Thunberg. She’s not a politician, but she is greatly involved in environmental policy and activism, and has partially inspired the recent waves in Environmentalism and Pro-GND sentiment.

[Vetalia]

Antoninus Pius is arguably the political figure I admire most because his entire reign was one of simple peace, prosperity and stability, arguably one of the happiest times in the entirety of Western history before the darkness fell in the years that followed.

I also greatly admire Nikita Khrushchev, flawed though he was, for dismantling and denouncing Stalinism and exposing it for what it really was. His government also put the first satellite in space, the first man in space and numerous other economic accomplishments that raised the standards of the people in the USSR to new heights.

[Red Intria]

Past:
Sejong the Great, 4th King of the Joseon Dynasty

Accomplishments:
-created Hangul (written Korean language). One of the main purposes was to give the lower classes the ability to communicate in writing. Literally giving them the ability to speak truth to power.
-gave Mat leave to female slaves. In 1426. 100 days post-birth. Expanded that to 30 days pre-birth in 1430.
-gave 30 days of Pat leave to husbands. In 1434.
-meritocratic: allowed low class Jang Yeongsil, inventor, to rise to noble status due to his skills, despite great opposition from the ruling class. One of many such examples.
-changed calendar from Chinese-focused to Seoul based

Present:
Vladimir Putin

Accomplishments:
-turned post USSR Russia's military from a joke (see the chaos of the 1st Chechen Civil War) to powerhouse (Avangard hypersonic missles) within 25 years). Not bad considering their military budget is 10% of the USA.
-turned anti-Russian Islamic terrorist Ramzan Kadyrov into one of his biggest proponents. This is the equivalent of Osama Bin Laden walking around today waving an American flag, saying Bush Jr. should be President for life. It is incomprehensible. He has put to bed the notion of 'you can't negotiate with terrorists.'
-has shown patience in the face of Western Aggression, keeping his responses reciprocal to the offense (eg. USA expels Russian diplomats, Russia expels 40 US diplomats. No escalation).
-re-established Crimea as Russian territory without a single shot fired. I won't get into an argument as to whether or not this was 'good' or 'bad', only that it is a remarkable accomplishment.


I like effective leaders that achieve their goals.

[The Liberated Territories]

Who are the political figures (Presidents,revolutionaries, philosophers...) who inspired you?
And did you abrutly ever changed idea about someone you used to admire or hate in the past?

To me those figures are Thomas Sankara, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Abdullah Ocalan, Sub-comandante Marcos, Lenin among others.

I changed opinion drastically about Hugo Chávez, while i still admire parts of his stay in power i dislike how misleading he was, the endemic corruption and mismanagement during his rule and the birth of the boliburguesia.

...at least you didn't say "Stalin"

VI Lenin, Mao Zedong, Josef Stalin, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Guy Debord

Pretty much all of the Situationist International, which is funny because they were silly leftcoms.

Not entirely "political," but Jesus Christ. Christ comes before any politcal figure.

whoops, nevermind

[The Remote Islands]

George Soros.

[Region of Dwipantara]

George Soros.

Unironically, that might be true for me. Build a ruthless business empire that spans across the globe, influence governments to do various things from shady regulatory insertions to fighting climate change, stock up a fuck ton of money and donate like half to charity like it was nothing, apotheosized through memes into an omnipresent being hated by various political movements and nationalities throughout the globe, stirs global events, and even possibly chairs the Illuminati? That's no small feat. In fact, Soros would be even cooler *if* he seriously plan to establish a global government. Bill Gates might be the more probable person to do it, though.

[The Remote Islands]

You thought I was joking?

_{I mean, I mostly was...}

[Region of Dwipantara]

You thought I was joking?

_{I mean, I mostly was...}

Lol. But yeah, for some reason I always admire the "genius villain" trope in, anywhere, actually. Obviously I also want to see them stopped. But that's why outside of Indonesia's 3rd president Habibie, my favorite figures are the likes of Luhut Pandjaitan (investment superminister who I am certain is "the real president" of my country), Henry Kissinger, John D. Rockefeller, etc. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is also a big one, not only because of his jaw-dropping achievements, but also because those achievements is hated by Islamists around my country, who sees Ataturk as "Supervillain No. 1".

[The Remote Islands]

I'm pretty sure Kissinger is hated by a lot of people around a lot of countries for what they describe as a large list of war crimes, and honestly I'm sympathetic to their position. It takes some balls to publicly admit to liking him. At least Soros is a meme...

[Region of Dwipantara]

I'm pretty sure Kissinger is hated by a lot of people around a lot of countries for what they describe as a large list of war crimes, and honestly I'm sympathetic to their position. It takes some balls to publicly admit to liking him. At least Soros is a meme...

As I said (or probs I should clarify), I only like his aspects of ruthlessness and strategizings. In actuality, people like him should be put to trial tbh.

[The Remote Islands]

Ah, I see. He is a pretty smart man, so it's a shame what he ended up directing his intelligence towards. And also a bit darkly amusing how long-lived he is, considering.

[Hobbes Dystopia]

Richard Dawkins, Nelson Mandela and Jacinda Ardern.

[The Rosary Isles]

Queen Elizabeth II, Jacinda Ardern, Margaret Thatcher

[Aequalitatis ac Libertatis]

Very many. These are just the first few I think of


Che Guevara
Thomas Sankara
Theodore Roosevelt
Enver Hoxha