Is the U.S. At Risk of a Roman Republic-Style Collapse? This Historian Says Yes.

[Nevilledog]

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I talked to @mikeduncan, the genius behind the Revolutions and History of Rome podcasts, about how likely it is that the Jan. 6 Capitol riots marked the peak of danger for American democracy—or just the beginning.

Is the U.S. At Risk of a Roman Republic-Style Collapse? This Historian Says Yes.
“I don't think we're through the worst of it at all,” said Mike Duncan, the host of podcasts The History of Rome and Revolutions.
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9:14 AM · Mar 17, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9nde/is-the-us-at-risk-of-a-roman-republic-style-collapse-this-historian-says-yes

[Thomas Hurt]

1. The christofascists are not through with their servile adoration of the Pig and others like him.

They have wanted and still want a christian theocracy for the US.

[brooklynite]

2. Mike Duncan's THE HISTORY OF ROME podcast (179 episodes) is excellent

[Irish_Dem]

3. Just the beginning.

[joetheman]

4. We are on Page 1079.

[bahboo]

5. they have had a taste of power...

and will stop at nothing to get it back...

[shanti]

7. well

there's more of us than them.

[WarGamer]

6. Oh FUN!!!

Comparing dissimilar events in time.

So who's Augustus, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony?

Have we had our Civil War yet?

[Initech]

8. I've compared Trump to Surtur before.

In Norse mythology, Surtur is the giant flaming monster that rises up and destroys Asguard. If Trump were given a second term he would become our Surtur.

[uponit7771]

9. YES !!! Imagine America under the kGQP rule?! Do you think they were ever peacefully allow voting?!

We are done without hr1

[Reader Rabbit]

10. History teacher, here...

...and I've been saying this for at least a decade.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. I believe human nature leans toward rule by aristocracy and/or tyranny...

Democracies tend to have this problem with failure.

Frankly, it's a lot easier to just sit back and go along than to have a hand in actually running things.

[Kaleva]

14. All governments, regardless of form, will fail at some point.

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Well, that's true. I was kinda musing about "why".

[Kaleva]

18. Governments involve humans and the political landscape is always changing.

Internal and external challenges appear. Society evolves.

[dalton99a]

12. Republicans will see to it

[Kaleva]

13. Freepers agree. They say the Republic was overthrown in a commie/leftist coup

[localroger]

16. History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. /nt

[roamer65]

17. The United States will break up.

It won’t simply switch from a republic to autocracy.

Within 10 years I expect the North American map to rearrange...including Canada.