Rise of Caesar marked the end of roman republic.
Fear hat he would declare himself king determined the senators and patricians who wanted to maintain the status quo and roman republic to kill him in 44 BC.
They were the 'optimales' the elite, on the other side Caesar pretended to be a 'populares' a man of the people, to have the support of poor masses, despite being one of the elite and being related with all his enemies.
At the times the 'plebs' didn't believed anymore in the republic:
While citizens fought foreign wars patricians grab lands.
The only way for a roman man to go ahead is to be hired in the military.
The loyalty shifted from abstract republic to real pay given by general.
Is Donald Trump a Julius Caesar ?
No, but Trump could play the role of Caesar in actual crisis.
He is from the patrician elite of US, even he was acquittance with Clinton's but is voted by poor.
He handed out checks as the roman politicians handed out food and games.
He is respected and obeyed by his supporters as Caesar was respected by his troops.
Caesar had Alesia battle in which he was sieged from 2 sides by the gauls and won the battle. Trump survived attacks from BLM in the streets and Democrats in Congress but he survived.
Caesar crossed the Rubicon and arrived with armies in the City.
Trump made a meeting and a speech and his mob stormed the capitol.
Roman senators killed Caesar.
American senators could kill political career of Trump.
After death of Caesar a civil war broke out an Republic disappeared de facto.
What will happen after Trump is out of the picture ?
Well I am not optimistic.
Joe Biden repeats as a parrot what the BLM is saying.
BLM said they if they were black protestors, the police would have been tougher.
What they want ? If whites trashed Capitol. The black should be allowed also?
It is envy? They want also to destroy democracy as the Trump's supporters did it ?
Also Nancy Pelosi said something racist, that those who stormed Capitol didn't want to lose their whiteness.
Lack of real political competition, leaded to 2 parties ruled by very old people.
I mean what is presidency of US ? An Oscar for all carrier for politicians ?
Biden has 78 years of age and he is visible mentally impaired, Pelosi has 80 years, Mitch McConnel has 78.
If you want to see strong animals go in the wild, if you want to see old animals go to the zoo.
American politics is more a zoo than a jungle ? I don't know.
In Africa where is lack of competition you see dictators like Robert Mugabe dying of old age in office.
In Europe where is more competition most of politicians are in their fifties and sixties.
Also in Europe you have at least 3 parties in competition and extremist are isolated de facto in small parties, kept away from power others.
Trump could be a Front National leader in France, or leader of Afd in Germany but it would be harder for him to win the absolute power in a state.
But as Georg Carlin said "in US you 100 versions of bagels and 2 parties"
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