It seems to me this situation has certain vague similarites to Ancient Rome in the 50s BC, although of course there are big differences.
Towards he end of his stint as governor of southern Gaul, during which he conquered the whole of Gaul (modern day France), Julius Caesar's enemies in Rome ordered him to disband his army and return to Rome, where they were waiting to put him on trial and disqualify him from public office (at the very least - They would almost certainly have also had him killed).
That is what led him to march his legions back into Italy across the river Rubicon, which was one of Italy's northern borders, and led to the civil war which he later won.
I don't know all the ins and outs of what led to the conflict, and whether his opponents could have avoided all the trouble with a more conciliatory attitude, or whether Caesar's ambition was indeed all consuming and they had no choice but to try and take him down.
But it seems quite possible they could have compromised, and assured his safety, and that it would have been much smarter to try instead of doubling down on their inflexible, vindictive pursuit of legal action against Caesar, just as the stupid Democrats are doing today with Trump!
Not suggesting Trump is comparable to Caesar, although there are certain similarities such as both being populists and rabble rousers, but just pointing out what seems an instructive parallel to the situation the Yanks find themselves in today.
Towards he end of his stint as governor of southern Gaul, during which he conquered the whole of Gaul (modern day France), Julius Caesar's enemies in Rome ordered him to disband his army and return to Rome, where they were waiting to put him on trial and disqualify him from public office (at the very least - They would almost certainly have also had him killed).
That is what led him to march his legions back into Italy across the river Rubicon, which was one of Italy's northern borders, and led to the civil war which he later won.
I don't know all the ins and outs of what led to the conflict, and whether his opponents could have avoided all the trouble with a more conciliatory attitude, or whether Caesar's ambition was indeed all consuming and they had no choice but to try and take him down.
But it seems quite possible they could have compromised, and assured his safety, and that it would have been much smarter to try instead of doubling down on their inflexible, vindictive pursuit of legal action against Caesar, just as the stupid Democrats are doing today with Trump!
Not suggesting Trump is comparable to Caesar, although there are certain similarities such as both being populists and rabble rousers, but just pointing out what seems an instructive parallel to the situation the Yanks find themselves in today.
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