But he declared himself emperor, didn’t he? He certainly overthrew the entire government, by force, in his own name, an act having no comparison with Trump’s due process election as President.
I can see it though! To the liberal mind, Trump carried revolutionary baggage into the office. But this is without acknowledgment or respect for the legitimate structure of government. To them, Trump is a weather bomb.
“But he declared himself emperor, didn’t he?”
No, he was elected dictator by the senate, among other titles. Augustus was the first emperor.
>But he declared himself emperor, didn’t he?
Nope. Senate voted him dictator after half of them fled. First Roman Emperor was Augustus.
>He certainly overthrew the entire government, by force, in his own name, an act having no comparison with Trump’s due process election as President.
About half the Senate fled before Ceaser arrived and they joined up with Pompey. The dirty little secret of the end of the Roman republic is by Ceaser’s time the Senate didn’t really want to rule and guys like Pompey called the shots. He never had to use force on sitting senators in Rome, they were easy enough to bribe to his side or they were openly at war with him under Pompey.
Trump’s busy overthrowing the permanent US government employee by employee. While Trump’s actions are completely legal, to the left and the permanent government it feels like a coup.
>I can see it though! To the liberal mind, Trump carried revolutionary baggage into the office. But this is without acknowledgment or respect for the legitimate structure of government. To them, Trump is a weather bomb.
Yep, and like Ceaser, he’s in mortal danger.