The article draws parallels between Odysseus from the 'Iliad' and President Trump, emphasizing their shared traits of cunning and ambition. Both figures are depicted as skilled deceivers, achieving victory through manipulation. While Odysseus's intelligence and deceit are celebrated among his peers, similar behaviors in Trump have garnered mixed reactions from Republican allies. The piece questions the ethics of their victories, suggesting that both figures disregard moral constraints for personal gain, ultimately leading to paradoxes regarding their legacies as victors.
Odysseus' outlook threatens to make nonsense of morality in the broadest sense: including those values that provide a guide for conduct in situations affecting the well-being of others, imposing constraints on what one may do in pursuit of personal gain.
Trump has presented himself as a populist enemy of the elites while, at the same time, surrounding himself with billionaires.
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