Winter Is Trumping
February 21, 2016 11:01 AM Subscribe
Combine the violent arrogance of barbarian royality with US politics and you have... Winter Is Trumping.
Pretty good.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 11:38 AM on February 21, 2016
posted by EndsOfInvention at 11:38 AM on February 21, 2016
I'm not sure if this is supposed to be an attack on Trump or a promo for him.
posted by humanfont at 11:46 AM on February 21, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by humanfont at 11:46 AM on February 21, 2016 [5 favorites]
"Donald Trump is a very nice person."
i died
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:51 AM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
i died
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:51 AM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
but yeah, i'm sure that there are lots of trumpholes who see this as a promo.
EDIT: comments confirm this
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:53 AM on February 21, 2016
EDIT: comments confirm this
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:53 AM on February 21, 2016
The reactions from Tyrion, Littlefinger etc. in the beginning make this an obvious (and very effective) parody, but just like all things Trump, his fans see it as further proof of his greatness. Bizarre
posted by callistus at 12:19 PM on February 21, 2016
posted by callistus at 12:19 PM on February 21, 2016
Laugh all you will but the joke is not on Trump but on those who fail to see how many Americans thus far seem to like what they hear from the man...
posted by Postroad at 12:22 PM on February 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Postroad at 12:22 PM on February 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
You don't think there is a correlation between the rise of Trump and the popularity of TV shows like Game of Thrones? When the most watched TV show is a post-apocalyptic horror of not-so-nice people trying to hold off an onslaught of ZOMBIES (what an unsubtle analogy), in too many peoples' minds, The Walking Dead is a far better comparison and Donald Trump is Rick Grimes.
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:47 PM on February 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:47 PM on February 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
Oh god all I could think of was oh wouldn't it be nice to make fun of him by calling it the Great Wall of Trump and then I googled and he had already claimed that. Like weeks ago. *shame*
posted by mikhuang at 12:57 PM on February 21, 2016
posted by mikhuang at 12:57 PM on February 21, 2016
Trumpholes! Well spoken.
posted by BlueHorse at 1:19 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by BlueHorse at 1:19 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
Whistling past the graveyard...
posted by a lungful of dragon at 1:52 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by a lungful of dragon at 1:52 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
an attack on Trump or a promo for him
The brilliant thing is, it's both at the same time.
posted by Bringer Tom at 1:58 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
The brilliant thing is, it's both at the same time.
posted by Bringer Tom at 1:58 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
I love Game of Thrones, and I'm sure I would've found this funny a couple months ago, but now it's too real and too scary. Not to go all Godwin on the thread, but...
Yet you had Americans meeting Hitler and saying, "This guy is a clown. He's like a caricature of himself." And a lot of them went through this whole litany about how even if Hitler got into a position of power, other German politicians would somehow be able to control him. A lot of German politicians believed this themselves.
Early Warnings: How American Journalists Reported the Rise of Hitler
posted by bluecore at 2:02 PM on February 21, 2016 [10 favorites]
Yet you had Americans meeting Hitler and saying, "This guy is a clown. He's like a caricature of himself." And a lot of them went through this whole litany about how even if Hitler got into a position of power, other German politicians would somehow be able to control him. A lot of German politicians believed this themselves.
Early Warnings: How American Journalists Reported the Rise of Hitler
posted by bluecore at 2:02 PM on February 21, 2016 [10 favorites]
Thank you for bringing us this, HuronBob. I think it's beautiful.
posted by fredludd at 2:16 PM on February 21, 2016
posted by fredludd at 2:16 PM on February 21, 2016
Donald Trump is Berzelius Windrip.
posted by Bringer Tom at 3:11 PM on February 21, 2016
posted by Bringer Tom at 3:11 PM on February 21, 2016
"Being a joke makes him more powerful. The only thing that would be even more powerful is if Joey from Friends ran."
"I would vote for Joey from Friends. I would vote for him multiple times if his Vice President was Chandler from Friends."
posted by Apocryphon at 4:02 PM on February 21, 2016
"I would vote for Joey from Friends. I would vote for him multiple times if his Vice President was Chandler from Friends."
posted by Apocryphon at 4:02 PM on February 21, 2016
Combine the violent arrogance of barbarian royality with clips from Game of Thrones and you have... Winter Is Trumping.
FTFY.
posted by dgaicun at 4:50 PM on February 21, 2016
FTFY.
posted by dgaicun at 4:50 PM on February 21, 2016
A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of sheep. Tywin Lannister Donald Trump of House Trump.
House Trump
Sigil: Gold coins on a gold field
House words: Yuuuuuuuuuuge!
posted by nubs at 6:01 PM on February 21, 2016
House Trump
Sigil: Gold coins on a gold field
House words: Yuuuuuuuuuuge!
posted by nubs at 6:01 PM on February 21, 2016
Yet you had Americans meeting Hitler and saying, "This guy is a clown. He's like a caricature of himself." And a lot of them went through this whole litany about how even if Hitler got into a position of power, other German politicians would somehow be able to control him. A lot of German politicians believed this themselves.
It's hard to put a leash on a dog, once you've put a crown on his head. -Tyrion Lannister.
posted by nubs at 6:09 PM on February 21, 2016 [4 favorites]
It's hard to put a leash on a dog, once you've put a crown on his head. -Tyrion Lannister.
posted by nubs at 6:09 PM on February 21, 2016 [4 favorites]
A trivmph!
posted by clavdivs at 13:51 on February 21 [+] [!]
Trvmph, surely.
posted by flabdablet at 11:25 PM on February 21, 2016
posted by clavdivs at 13:51 on February 21 [+] [!]
Trvmph, surely.
posted by flabdablet at 11:25 PM on February 21, 2016
I've never watched one episode of GOT, I don't know why but that's the way it is. But I loved the video, it scared the tar out of me.
If by so weird coincidence Trump get elected, I'm moving to Scotland.
posted by james33 at 3:29 AM on February 22, 2016
If by so weird coincidence Trump get elected, I'm moving to Scotland.
posted by james33 at 3:29 AM on February 22, 2016
This is pretty good (and well-made, to boot). I laughed a lot, but they were very nervous laughs. It's all just too...appropriate.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:20 AM on February 22, 2016
posted by Thorzdad at 6:20 AM on February 22, 2016
Early Warnings: How American Journalists Reported the Rise of Hitler
Related post.
posted by homunculus at 10:10 PM on February 24, 2016
Related post.
posted by homunculus at 10:10 PM on February 24, 2016
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