For one, Caesar was an Imperator. A military man. He got involved in politics because of both his want for glory and his disgust of how the Republic had been corrupted.
I'm not saying that it's 1:1. History doesn't repeat, but it sure as shit rhymes, and if the Cataline Conspiracy holds to be an accurate facsimile of the Trump/MAGA movement, our Caesar should be watching from the sidelines with shock, dismay, and a growing need to fix this goddamn mess.
If the recent comparisons between Trump/MAGA movement and the Catiline conspiracy in the Roman Republic ring true, Caesar should emerge by 2024.
If that happens, shit will get real.
But who is our Caesar, though? Because I don't think it's Trump and never will be Trump after today.
For one, Caesar was an Imperator. A military man. He got involved in politics because of both his want for glory and his disgust of how the Republic had been corrupted.
I'm not saying that it's 1:1. History doesn't repeat, but it sure as shit rhymes, and if the Cataline Conspiracy holds to be an accurate facsimile of the Trump/MAGA movement, our Caesar should be watching from the sidelines with shock, dismay, and a growing need to fix this goddamn mess.
That is a good point. It's so funny, yet cool how many parallels you can draw through history. Again, not completely 1:1, but still very close.
... Hitler on Armistice Day, as he lay in the hospital, blinded by mustard gas.