This Is Not My List. But Let's Open the Floor for Debate. The Greatest 100 Americans of All-Time.

https://www.washington.edu/news/2009/12/10/100-greatest-americans/

Ike is too high, Grant is [i]way[/i] too low (he should be in Top 10). And William Tecumseh Sherman didn't even make the cut! (nor did Gen's MacArthur and Patton).

But Al Gore's on the list? Seriously?

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

A lot of "Greatness" is situational..Patton is a case in point..A truly great General and inspirational leader in the field. But a man of action, built for conflict..In peacetime he would have been a disaster.. Indeed if he had entered politics instead of Eisenhower, World War three may have followed immediately..😷

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@whowasthatmaskedman [quote]A lot of "Greatness" is situational..Patton is a case in point[/quote]

Yes, Patton was the right man in the right place at the right time.

But the thing is he could have failed, but didn't.

As for Eisenhower, imagine if he [i]didn't[/i] enter politics.

Sen. Robert Taft would have been the Republican nominee in 1952. Taft reportedly wanted to tap Gen. Douglas MacArthur as his running mate. That ticket would have breezed to victory.

And when Taft died of his heart attack in July 1953, MacArthur would have become president.

Suffice to say I don't think we'd be worrying too much about North Korea having nukes today.

TrashCat · M

Three names:
Noam Chomsky
Bernie Sanders
FDR
Not necessarily in that order

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TrashCat · M

@beckyromero Absolutely. The establishment was so afraid of his popularity that they pushed through the Constitutional Amendment 22 to limit Presidential term limits so another progressive couldn't keep winning for the people

LeopoldBloom · M

@TrashCat Noam Chomsky? His work in linguistics was groundbreaking, but other than that, he’s just a political commentator who hasn’t really accomplished anything in that arena.

TrashCat · M

@LeopoldBloom He's still a great American, a political activist and philosopher. The OP didn't set a specific parameters to the question other than "top 100 greatst Americans". Am I correct @beckyromero?

trollslayer · 46-50, M

Nearly impossible to create a list like this on such general criteria. Notably no Neil Armstrong, and yet Hilary Clinton. And if you include Tesla might have to include von Braun

Ryderbike

Dean Martin

Jimmy2016 · 61-69, M

🤔..........Why is Hillary Clinton is on the list. She's a fucking criminal.........So much for the list.........

Zonuss · 41-45, M

@Jimmy2016 Like Trump

Jimmy2016 · 61-69, M

@Zonuss Like most politicians theses days........

TrashCat · M

@Jimmy2016 Ikr?! She had all those confidential documents stored in Bill's closet and organized and insurrection and has been found guilty of Tax fraud and sh... oh shit... never mind

Zonuss · 41-45, M

Abe Lincoln.
Fred Douglas.

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