Caligula comes to America?

Sort of...well actually a lot of, I'm a fan of history. I love African history -- Kemet, Ashanti, Zulu and Kongo Kingdom.

I'm intrigued by Northern Euro-western history  

 -- barbarian Britons, German and Frankish tribes.

 But I am fascinated by Southern European Roman history and the technological influence that more advanced civilizations on the southern rim of the Mediterranean and below had on Roman "civilization". Rome fascinates me, also, because it is Rome that the flawed 13 founding colonies of the US mimicked. Flawed forever from inception with slavery enshrined in the flowery big-talk of its founding documents. (So sad, as Trump would say. Maybe Don will make a deal and send me a check.)

History. Rome. 13 Colonies. Trump. Caligula.

Let me check my calendar. January 20th. Feb. 4th. Two weeks and 1 day since Trump became President Trump. 15 days. But it feels like a long slow slough through 2 feet of snow in a blizzard.

National dialogue by "tweets". Cancelled meetings with Mexico. Arguments with Australia, of all places. New syllogisms - alternative facts - enter the Euro-American lexicon.

It all seems, or is, I mean, Hey! I wanna give the Executive branch the benefit of the doubt, but... the first 15 days seem a bigley bizarre. Even impolite. Lacks decorum. Presidential courtesy.

Caligula's historic reputation depicts him as erratic, impulsive. insecure, perverse and cruel. During the primary election campaign, I pegged Donald Trump

as the Caligula of the campaign. The man was a rocket-head, any and everything would blast out his mouth.


The first 15 days of his presidency violates the illusion of the Principate. Every good Republic needs Principate. Rome taught the flawed Foundling Fathers Principate's importance to keep the White dirt poor in an illusion of power. Enslaved people were wide awake.

Principate allows the Citizenry the "opportunity" to participate in government but not dominate. It's an illusion, a pleasant fiction much needed in a civilization that has abundance and a population that can read like we are doing right now. (Thanks!! Much appreciated. LOL)

In the US form of Republic, the Executive (President), the Legislative (US Senators and House of Representatives) and the Judicial branch (Judges) are the Principate. These are the 3 legs that hold up the illusion of the Republic. Upon that stool sits, figuratively, the Citizens of the Republic, which includes lil' ol' me and you. Butt over will'ya!! Give me some room please. 

According to Wikipedia, "The Principate is characterised by the reign of a single emperor (princeps) and an effort on the part of the early emperors, at least, to preserve the illusion of the formal continuance, in some aspects, of the Roman Republic." 

To understand the US, an understanding of Roman rule methodology is revealing. Otherwise, what you are seeing, you might think is real. President Trump's first 15 days in office locates him in a urine contest with the Judicial branch, the Legislative branch and with the citizenry of the Republic. My goodness!!! And it's only 15 days!!! Has Caligula come to America?  --Bill Curtis / 21st Century Productions

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