What historical leaders were most known for not being good enough? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

And I mean not good, not bad, not horrible, but just not good enough for the time. I'm curious because so many leaders that people think of are either amazing or terrible, but the middle areas are less talked about.

I feel like one US president that is viewed this way is James Buchanan. He was president from 1857-1861, the last president to finish serving before the US Civil War (which began about a month after Buchanan left and Lincoln took office). His time is seen as a point of deep division that needed strong leadership, but he mostly just did nothing to unsuccessfully try to please everyone. But not necessarily that bad had he been president at another time, probably still not good, but better.

 

[badcrookshanks]

neville chamberlain comes to mind

 

[RandAlThor]

honestly given the communication issues the problems were so big that . say most of them faced an uphill battle .
then as now they live in a bubble.
"Mediocrity is a terrible, terrible fate" but its where many of the politicians exist.

 

[RandAlThor]

neville chamberlain comes to mind

i don't know peace thru appeasement has never sounded like a solid plan. he comes to mind more as a bad, incapable , wrong for the time.