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Timeflyer

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3. This article resonates--been reading "SPQR" by M. Beard about ancient Rome. The Roman Republic hit the fan

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Fri Nov 15, 2024, 07:30 AM

Nov 15

and became a one-man-ruled empire. And Ruth Ben-Ghiat's been warning about the threat of authoritarianism and the dictator's playbook for years. Feel like we're living in a slow-motion civil war that may end the American experiment.

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Mother Jones: How Do You Know If You're Living Through the Death of an Empire? It's the little things. [View all] ancianita Nov 15 OP

K&R Docreed2003 Nov 15 #1

K&R Mother Jones is one of my favourite sources jfz9580m Nov 15 #2

Mine, too. ancianita Nov 15 #4

Agree with all you said jfz9580m Nov 15 #7

Try here. I did it through this page yesterday. ancianita Nov 15 #9

Thanks jfz9580m Nov 15 #11

This article resonates--been reading "SPQR" by M. Beard about ancient Rome. The Roman Republic hit the fan Timeflyer Nov 15 #3

Strong men appeal to the beat down. We can never let ourselves fall for their protection racket. ancianita Nov 15 #5

"We can never let ourselves fall for their protection racket."..yup. They create turmoil and then say mitch96 Nov 15 #12

Yup. ancianita Nov 15 #13

Great article - highly recommend jmbar2 Nov 15 #6

... ancianita Nov 15 #14

Or they elect an orange moron like Donald Trump. Ray Bruns Nov 15 #8

Yes, they mention that in the OP excerpt. ancianita Nov 15 #10

K & R - great article, this was published in the summer of 2020 FakeNoose Nov 15 #15

Right?? ancianita Nov 15 #16