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...and further along is us in the west. Happy being here too.Adelaide is a back water--pretty glad to be here!
If everyone downloads the app we can get the pubs and restaurants back open.
That is how the South Koreans reopened their economy.
Adelaide is a back water--pretty glad to be here!
Northern TAS even more backwater, didn't save them.
IMV there is whiff of the Ottoman Empire late 19th Century around the US. A seemingly very powerful force that steadily lost its influence . After WW1 it was toast
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I see Trump more along the lines of what happened with the late Roman Empire. (Decline and Fall, and all that). Specifically, and here's a name to revel in, Maximinus Thrax (or Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus Augustus), hailing from some eastern tribe, and first emperor not from the senatorial or equestrian classes (in other words, of low birth). A barbarian, and local tough guy, elevating himself through the legions to a position of military power and bringing along lackeys without any political experience, a supporting faction, distinguished ancestors, or hereditary claims
Luckily Ottomans didn't have a huge nuke arsenal.
Trump isn't a tough guy nor someone of low birth. He's a spoiled rich megalomaniac. An utter failure hiding behind corrupt warmongering advisors. He likes to play golf during his spare time and grab women by the p****. The #1 Roman emperor analogy would no doubt be Caligula.
But honestly no Roman emperor or dynasty was worse. Cause the difference is those certain corrupt Roman dynasties couldn't get away with it. They justly fell. But somehow we're stuck with the indignation America will have its way once again.
Why the US may look like a failed state in six months time.
Donald Trump's four-step plan to reopen the US economy – and why it will be lethal
Robert Reich
The president and his allies are hiding the facts and pretending ‘freedom’ conquers all. As a result, more Americans will die
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...d-trump-reopen-us-economy-lethal-robert-reich
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