Ever since I read "We who are about to die, salute you" as a teenager, I've been studying the steady decline of Rome and how our failing Republic is tracking it.
I am also quite aware that the situation is distinct, from top to bottom, but even so the parallels are eerie,
Your comment about an "Emperor" inspired this reaction.
It's too late. The greed of the special interests perverts all conversations. The Republic is over, and the Emperor has appeared.
Ever since I read "We who are about to die, salute you" as a teenager, I've been studying the steady decline of Rome and how our failing Republic is tracking it.
I am also quite aware that the situation is distinct, from top to bottom, but even so the parallels are eerie,
Your comment about an "Emperor" inspired this reaction.
Trump = Nero
Cackler = Elagabalus