☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · edit-26 months agoNeocons are already losing it, and US hasn't even entered the election cycle properwww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkNeocons are already losing it, and US hasn't even entered the election cycle properwww.washingtonpost.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to US News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squarealbigu@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 months agoThem choosing Julius Caesar as the dictator is oddly on the nose if you’ve read Parenti’s book. “Oh no we’re trading our wealthy senatorial unpopular oligarchy for a wealthy senatorial emperor who’s at least popular!”
minus-squarecayde6ml@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoJulius Caesar at least has a trillion times more charisma and actual results than Trump does.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoFirst name that comes to mind after reading your post is not Caesar, but Didius Julianus.
Them choosing Julius Caesar as the dictator is oddly on the nose if you’ve read Parenti’s book. “Oh no we’re trading our wealthy senatorial unpopular oligarchy for a wealthy senatorial emperor who’s at least popular!”
Julius Caesar at least has a trillion times more charisma and actual results than Trump does.
First name that comes to mind after reading your post is not Caesar, but Didius Julianus.