Reading actual history, he was one of the absolute worst generals of the entire war, in either western front, eastern front, or pacific theater
The only reason why there is any level of modern reverence to the man, is because he was a massive Madonna, and utilized a massive public relations program for his image back into burgerland
Virtually every fricking time, the Pacific High command ignored his stupidity, they hastened america's island hopping victories
Not to mention he came the closest in US history to defying civilian control of the military, which is the only thing that separates civilized man from the beasts
His reputation for being an r-slur is as exaggerated by his critics (especially in the age of youtube and zoomers) as his reputation for being a genius by his supporters of the time.
The best impression I've gotten of him is from Ridgway who worked directly with him, certainly was qualified to judge, and was not a butthurt political wingcuck. He pointed out that nobody else but MacArthur would have recognized the opportunity at Incheon, have the guts to try it, and be able to sell it to the joint chiefs. On the other hand he made some big mistakes afterward like shifting X Corps to the east coast that were typical of him.
If you look at his campaigns in WW2 he knew how to integrate air, land, and sea power in a way that few other leaders had to. Mistakes were made but he wiped out a huge part of the Japanese military and secured the bases in the Philippines that we would have needed to invade Japan at relatively little cost.
He also had a tendency to go to pieces when things went wrong (Philippines 1941, Korea) and just become catatonic for days. That's less a matter of r-sluration and more of some kind of mental illness.
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MacArthur fits the definition of based r-slur
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He was just a r-slur, America's most overrated general
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Reading actual history, he was one of the absolute worst generals of the entire war, in either western front, eastern front, or pacific theater
The only reason why there is any level of modern reverence to the man, is because he was a massive Madonna, and utilized a massive public relations program for his image back into burgerland
Virtually every fricking time, the Pacific High command ignored his stupidity, they hastened america's island hopping victories
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Not to mention he came the closest in US history to defying civilian control of the military, which is the only thing that separates civilized man from the beasts
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The Brazilian Armed Forces in shambles
@kaamrev how much control did civil government and the NP had over the South African Defense Force?
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His reputation for being an r-slur is as exaggerated by his critics (especially in the age of youtube and zoomers) as his reputation for being a genius by his supporters of the time.
The best impression I've gotten of him is from Ridgway who worked directly with him, certainly was qualified to judge, and was not a butthurt political wingcuck. He pointed out that nobody else but MacArthur would have recognized the opportunity at Incheon, have the guts to try it, and be able to sell it to the joint chiefs. On the other hand he made some big mistakes afterward like shifting X Corps to the east coast that were typical of him.
If you look at his campaigns in WW2 he knew how to integrate air, land, and sea power in a way that few other leaders had to. Mistakes were made but he wiped out a huge part of the Japanese military and secured the bases in the Philippines that we would have needed to invade Japan at relatively little cost.
He also had a tendency to go to pieces when things went wrong (Philippines 1941, Korea) and just become catatonic for days. That's less a matter of r-sluration and more of some kind of mental illness.
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I like Ike
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The real dramatard general is Edwin Walker:
Enforced the order to integrate Little Rock High School but it apparently broke his brain because he just liked segregation that much
Was convinced by the John Birch Society that Eisenhower (his commander in chief) was being misled by communists, who had taken over the US government
Was told to resign repeatedly because he kept calling political leaders commies
Punched a journ*list in the face
Was put in an asylum by Robert F Kennedy, the ACLU came to his defense to bail him out for political abuse of psychiatry
Was almost assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
Was arrested repeatedly in his old age because he was soliciting dudes in the bathroom
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This almost makes up for the rest of it.
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