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In reply to the discussion: Something is fundamentally wrong with our system when one of our planet's [View all]MASW
(22 posts)19. I'm with you, Sly_Pig.
Rome (first the Republic and then the Empire) fell in a manner eerily similar to what we're looking at today. More, let's remember that "crossing the Rubicon" refers not just to a point of no return, but to the point at which Julius Caesar decided to lead troops to invade Rome and declare himself dictator of the Roman Republic. His actions were considered a treasonous insurrection...and as we know, he was murdered. Ten years of civil war followed. When peace was achieved, the Republic was dead. Rome then had a series of emperors as it lumbered toward corruption, insanity, massive inequality...and its eventual fall.
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Magoo48
Feb 2021
OP
I hate to nitpick, since I agree with all of this. But I feel compelled to point out that
ShazzieB
Feb 2021
#2
It is worse than that - he can continuously break any law and not be held accountable
Under The Radar
Feb 2021
#4
I read that because he drew up the pardons himself, they were so narrowly written that
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Feb 2021
#45
use AI to automatically record, transcribe, and analyze it - expose it, and boycott it until the
certainot
Feb 2021
#53
That is an important point. When you talk of the GOP training their sights on state level,
BobTheSubgenius
Feb 2021
#33
That is the other big point I was going to make, but you were ahead of me.
BobTheSubgenius
Feb 2021
#34
I think that this is one instance where you can hate both the player and the game.
Initech
Feb 2021
#20
About the amphibian/reptile error. Sorry about that. I taught science for crying outloud.
Magoo48
Feb 2021
#27
I suggest as time passes certain types of people learn of game the system, any system.
TryLogic
Feb 2021
#30
Well I've been thinking about this question of how to proceed to clean it up
msfiddlestix
Feb 2021
#52