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kpete

(71,978 posts)
Mon Nov 19, 2018, 08:35 PM Nov 2018

If we can get through Trump-we have a fighting chance outlasting the Roman Empire as a free republic

America is not going to be run by old white men over the next half century. It's going to be run by people who look like the freshman Congress coming in: 61 duly elected members of Congress, of whom 19 are white men. There will come a time — in two years, I hope — that Donald Trump will be a citizen again and subjected to the rule of law in full.


from:
https://www.alternet.org/pulitzer-prize-wining-reporter-explains-why-walls-are-closing-trump-he-shot-himself-foot-firing

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If we can get through Trump-we have a fighting chance outlasting the Roman Empire as a free republic (Original Post) kpete Nov 2018 OP
We have a long way to go to even outlast Rome's republic phase. DavidDvorkin Nov 2018 #1
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