Re: Obama vs. Putin
Originally posted by The Ellimist
- Who was more powerful?
- Who is more intelligent?
- Who is the more skilled politician?
- Who was more personally successful?
- Who was better for their country?
- Who was better for the world?
Putin
Equal overall. Am sure they one up each other in certain areas
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Re: Re: Obama vs. Putin
Originally posted by snowdragon
- Who was more powerful? Toss Up
- Who is more intelligent? Putin
- Who is the more skilled politician? Putin
- Who was more personally successful? Putin
- Who was better for their country? Obama
- Who was better for the world? Obama
I agree with this guy ^
You left out "Who Really Colluded with the Russians aka Putin?
And the answer to that is...
YouTube video
Obama was magna cum laude from Harvard Law School so I'd need to see evidence that Putin is "significantly more intelligent" than him.
I'm also not sure if I buy that Putin is more powerful than Obama was; he obviously has more power relative to his country, but the United States is so much more important that it might not give him more power than Obama in an absolute sense.
Originally posted by Nibedicus
I guess ppl didn't see the Putin intellect "feats" I posted.See: (0:40-0:45)
He was able to beat 2 chess grandmasters with one move each while judo throwing a bear trying to ambush him from behind.
Take that Obama!
Sounds like a poor comrade's Teddy Roosevelt #notimpressed
Originally posted by The Ellimist
Obama was magna cum laude from Harvard Law School so I'd need to see evidence that Putin is "significantly more intelligent" than him.
I'll need to see evidence that the 2/3 of people who graduated with the same honors as Obama at the time, actually has any meaningful significance to his intelligence.
And the fact that Putin worked for an intelligence and counter-intelligence organization should indicate his intelligence (this is a joke...a pun on the word "intelligence"😉.
But, yeah, for me, I think it is quite obvious who is he more intelligent person considering the chess games that Putin plays and the games the Obama played. I don't think there's even a legit comparison between the two. Obama is smart and educated but he's not playing on the same level as someone like Putin.
Originally posted by The Ellimist
I'm also not sure if I buy that Putin is more powerful than Obama was; he obviously has more power relative to his country, but the United States is so much more important that it might not give him more power than Obama in an absolute sense.
You could be right, but I think Putin has more absolute power, as well. Obama was held back by checks, balances, and a conscience.
More Powerful? Putin obviously. He's the world's richest person and has plenty of other billionaires under his thumb.
More intelligent?
Both are in different ways. Obama is book-smart and obviously has a very high IQ, but has made some really dumbass mistakes that someone with common sense wouldn't have (e.g cash for clunkers).
Putin may not have the same formal education, but having worked for the Russian NSA equivalent he's still up there in IQ. What Obama has over him in IQ he has tenfold more of in common f*cking sense lol.
That said, I'd say Obama is more intelligent in regards to IQ. Putin = Gus Fring; Obama = Walter White.
Skilled Politician? Neither are exceptional in this category IMO.
More personally successful? I'd say Putin due to his money + power.
Better for country? Putin BY FAR. Did a complete 180 to Boris Yeltsin; strengthened Russia after communism. Enough said.
Better for the world? This is 100% subjective, so I'd go with Putin.