Episode 139: Worst twentieth century governments from own citizens’ perspective

Some controversial/true inclusions here, though admittedly don’t know much about less-famous ones. JFK’s administration focused on eliminating Fidel C. while American leader cheated on his wife; always known to public in future as Jacqueline or Jackie Onassis! Making a lot of enemies cost him dearly with Oswald set up. Truth will be known one day about who & of course hopefully reason for assassination. “Chairman” Mao swallowed up Tibet alongside introducing their hapless brand of communism that sadly remains in a world that’s moved beyond state-benefitting one-North Korea is worse but nowhere as powerful overall. Even more toxic were Nazi Germany/fascist Italy, peaking when USSR backstabbed months prior to USA entry into huge conflict. Underestimating super-powerful enemies proved fatal especially in tired eyes of commoners (infantry at least dying or captured instead of surviving for additional nightmares back home). Other contenders: FDR with new deal giving way to impressive war machine that ultimately got America on its feet again; his Democratic administration was mostly a joke despite trying vs. untouchable rich that benefited from great depression. Stalin likely killed more Russians than Hitler could’ve imagined his once-mighty forces would. Iran circa. 1979 made life unbearable for hostages + Carter which left former Persia among the most-despised nations on earth to present day. Thatcher aligned with US republican thought, launched a moronic war in South America and wouldn’t help northern Africans clearly starving. She made the queen appear genuinely decent! Finally, another dick-tator ensured Iraq would possibly never attain glory in the future. 2006 or sooner Hussein was simply one more casualty who didn’t realize US ability to conquer its adversaries. Thankfully people/descendants living with all these failures haven’t completely perished…