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ECSkeptic

(62 posts)
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 03:00 PM Sep 2020

Historical comparison

An idle thought: if Trump is the Cantaloupe Caligula, that would mean the leader that follows him would be analogous to Claudius.
A further idle thought: hmm, that kinda holds up. So, parallels between Claudius and Joe Biden:

Stutter: check
First wife dead: check
Wants to restore the Republic: check
Way smarter than his opponents give him credit for: check.

Hey, this holds up! Except...if Biden is Claudius, that means who comes after? Nero! Who would be the American Nero? Chris Christie? Tucker Carlson after a few KFC Buckets? Hm. Let's hope the parallels break down at that point.

Things I used to keep the mind busy while I cleaned up my backyard after Hurricane Sally and waited for the power to come back on.

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Historical comparison (Original Post) ECSkeptic Sep 2020 OP
American Nero? pdxflyboy Sep 2020 #1
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