A firm believer in reincarnation.
Quite often profane.
Posted on 04/09/2026 3:45:09 AM PDT by texas booster
Like General Patton, President Trump also understands how to express himself in a way that serves the dual purpose of communicating with America’s enemies and, at the same time, with the American people.
General George S. Patton knew how to get a point across: “When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember.”
On April 5, 2026, President Trump directed a profane Truth Social comment at the Islamofascist regime in Iran: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F*ckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell -- JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.” Needless to say, Trump’s profanity-laced messaging has drawn more than its fair share of criticism.
However, one must realize that Trump was addressing more than one audience -- perhaps the most important one being the military leadership of Iran’s oppressive Islamic regime, which even gets trolled at the end of the message with Trump’s ironic use of the phrase, “Praise be to Allah.” Trump must have envisioned his message being translated into the equivalent register of speech used daily by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Indeed, Trump has proven to be exemplary in his role as commander-in-chief, so surely, in the interest of clarity, he was merely expressing his inner Patton.
On the communication style of the famous General George S. Patton, when it came to delivering important messages to troops, Capt. Ron Roberts has written the following:
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The high esteem in which America’s German foe held General Patton was likely due, at least in part, to his communication style with his men, as well as to his prowess and lethality on the battlefield. The linguistic theory of Martin Joos on registers of speech posits that the most effective communication occurs when a speaker matches, as closely as possible, the speaking style of the listener. Joos’s theory teaches many a valuable lesson, including this one:
Choosing the wrong register when speaking doesn’t mean that you won’t be understood. But an inappropriate style of speech can reduce the impact of what you have to say in more formal situations and could result in your audience failing to take you seriously. It could also cause offence as your listeners may perceive that you are not demonstrating sufficient respect for their social standing, professional standing or knowledge of the subject at hand. On the other hand, choosing a formal register in a casual context can result in you appearing to be arrogant or patronising. Knowing how to adapt your speech to both the situation and your audience will increase the likelihood of you being accepted, taken seriously and getting your message across.
An officer who uses the same register of speech as an Ivy League professor when addressing his troops runs the risks of being taken much less seriously than if he had used more visceral terminology. Soldiers want to hear from a fellow soldier -- someone who sounds as if he too has been on the field of battle, someone who can connect with the feelings, hearts, and minds of those enlisted men who have spent a good deal of time living in a world of real blood and guts. It is worth noting that Patton was called “Old Blood and Guts” by his men; but more than just a sign of his hard-driving style of warfighting, it was also a rightly earned title of respect that signaled both fear and affection by the soldiers who served with him. ...
I posted Patton’s famous message dialogue twice yesterday.
Um, no.
There is no analogy to be made. Fail in the opening for the author.
DJT must earn such a comparison. Actions thus far this week are to the contrary IMO. Language? Puleeeeeas. /s.
'Double dirty' is empty threat absent resolve, and I awoke this week to a stunning absence of resolve...
I see nothing wrong with DJTs profanity laced quote. It gets the point across and shows he’s had enough of these aholes. He means business.
The audience was different so the effect was all wrong...
I think he was Patton. Explains a lot of his methods.
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. (Luke 6:45) Profanity and vulgarity - which wanton use increasingly abounds today - is akin to passing gas in close company: while it can gain attention, it provides about the same positive enhancement. Why must one invoke the authority of God for one's wanton speech, or allude to the bathroom or bedroom every few minutes? I have enough to deal with in my own heart.
Great post.
The guy was interesting — effective in war. His military speeches are epic.
I’ve read that he was deep into the reincarnation, and that his kids hated him because he abused their mother.
Of course, IDK if any of that is true.
Patton followed his OWN plan and crossed the Rhine at night, without Ike or Monty knowing about it ... until the thing was done
Half way across the river Patton got out of his jeep and took a wiz in the river! Ike was silent when Patton first told him about the crossing. Patton said: 'Should I go back across?' What a guy!
I’m betting you were never in combat
“I awoke this week to a stunning absence of resolve”
You awoke this week, as I suspect you do every week, as a fool.
L
“...Biblical men of God did not need profanity nor reference a bathroom or bedroom vulgarity in order to make their words stick.”
“So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.”– 1 Samuel 25:22 (KJV)
Would that also get your panties in a was if Trump said that?
Have you heard of the Siege Of Vienna?
https://ewtn.co.uk/we-came-we-saw-god-conquered-our-ladys-victory-at-the-siege-of-vienna/
The F word didn’t repel the Ottomans.
While I never served, I find it hard to think a General using foul language is top of mind when I’m getting shot at. But the Glory of God is ever present.
Btw, Patton may have been a motivational general but he was an anti-Semite.
At least he doesn’t whip out little don when talking to reporters he disagrees with like LBJ.
Also, Trump’s F-bomb social media folly was made on Easter. That’s real class.
But what kind of argument is "you never saw combat?" My comments were mainly directed to flow of gratuitous verbal profanity and vulgarity, and am not unsympathetic to that due to stress, but I also do not sanction the intentional use of such verbal profanity and vulgarity, under the premise that it will shock the hearers. Paradoxically, it is the gratuitous use of such that works against the impact of it.
As I have said, profanity and vulgarity - which wanton use increasingly abounds today - is akin to passing gas in close company: while it can gain attention, it provides about the same positive enhancement. Why must one invoke the authority of God for one's wanton speech, or allude to the bathroom or bedroom every few minutes? I have enough to deal with in my own heart.
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. (Luke 6:45)
“’Double dirty’ is empty threat absent resolve, and I awoke this week to a stunning absence of resolve...”
Sigh - it sounds like you’re still asleep and just want to whine....
Yep.
President Trump speaks clearly and plainly - none of that John F’n Kerry nuance bullsh!t...
Great anecdote
Imagine Trump and Patton working together…
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