Weekly Behind the Bastards Episode Discussion 2024-12-24

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[u/SpoofedFinger]

Gonna disagree with Robert. A klansman that lynched a black woman is exactly the kind of guy that would love Woodrow Wilson's presidency.

-Famously screened Birth of a Nation at the White House

-Resegregated the federal service

-Didn't do shit to stop the white supremecist violence of the red summer

Here's part one of a two part youtube video on all the ways he sucks.

[u/ConcordGrape73 → u/SpoofedFinger]

I haven’t listened to the episode yet but I can’t fathom anyone with history knowledge of Wilson would think he’d like Guthrie. I’ll listen now while no one’s home.

[u/SpoofedFinger → u/ConcordGrape73]

It was just a quick comment in passing about how we all had high hopes for Wilson but were let down referencing our entry into WWI. Woody's klansman dad named him after the president early in his presidency. I'm just here to make sure everybody knows that Wilson always sucked, even compared to his contemporaries.

[u/ConcordGrape73 → u/SpoofedFinger]

So how do you think he compares to trump? Probably worse since he seems to have at least been competent whereas trump is a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Idk overly too much about Wilson (input the YouTube link in my watchlist as it’s Christmas Eve and nothings sticking in my brain but the seven fish dinner I’m procrastinating at right now.)

[u/SpoofedFinger → u/ConcordGrape73]

Trump's story is incomplete so it's hard to say. I think it's definitely in the cards that he has a health event and they just hide it and rule through him like happened with Wilson though.

[u/SpoofedFinger → u/ConcordGrape73]

Also, I'd never heard of the feast of seven fishes thing for Christmas before The Bear S2E6, so in my mind you're emotionally steeling yourself for some crazy shit.

[u/ConcordGrape73 → u/SpoofedFinger]

Lol I didn’t know they did the fishes on the bear. I married an Italian and was introduced to the seven fishes years ago. Christmas Eve is the seven fishes and lasagna Christmas Day. And way too many baked goods. It’s just our small family these days but I still cook like it’s everyone coming.

[u/Hot_Warthog8802 → u/ConcordGrape73]

Wilson was "competent" until probably the flu forked him up so bad while negotiating the Treaty of Versailles and I think he had a stroke and his wife covered for him (photo ops and all)

[u/kk_celine → u/ConcordGrape73]

While Wilson was competent, it should be noted that during the last 2 years of his presidency, his wife was secretly co-president (he'd had a stroke, and was bedridden).  Do you think Trump would allow anyone, especially his wife, to help him run things?