Thread by @CJBdingo25

Top 5 people who shape your existence.

1.) Che Guevara. The Marxist revolutionary doesn't inspire me politically. I'm a Karl Popper liberal. I hate utopian ideologies. Humans are deeply flawed while deeply gifted at the same time. But, Che could start a fight in a Quaker meet.

2.) Donald Rumsfeld. What?! Yes, the former US Congressman and wrestler (varsity not WWE)

After 9/11 people did say he brought chaos and bravado. But with Rummy you just felt safer somehow. This guys confidence and self depreciating sense of humour was reassuring to many.

3.) Shimon Peres. The former President of Israel and statesman for the world.

When people talk about him they have nothing but respect for him. He could fight, he could talk and he could make peace.

He was a towering figure in international relations.

Tony Blair. He was gifted and got things done. Yeah, he did launch a war on half truths, but domestically and internationaly he's someone who is still loved.

The guy knows how to run a country that's for sure. Like him or not. I'd still visit him when he's jailed in The Hague.

4) I forgot.

JFK possibly the coolest American President to ever grace the WH. The guy was just Rock and Roll. He had Rat Pack charisma and led his country well. He even stood up to the deep state of his day. Hated the Dulles bros.

JFK was deeply flawed, but that's what made him great.

5.) It's been a long day.