Crossing the Rubicon-10-12-26 Intro
I’ve completed the following guide on the true story of how, sadly, the Founding Fathers have been taken in by the traditional faux information of Cicero. His destiny was somewhat dramatic. For all his faux information, they reduce off his arms and nailed them to the Rostrum. That was definitely a dramatic finish for somebody who twisted the info to all the time help his private agenda. Apparently, the parallels between what compelled Caesar to cross the Rubicon and as we speak are uncanny: the faux information, the corruption, a Senate that didn’t take heed to the individuals an by no means cared about them both. And when Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he was cheered by the individuals, who noticed him as a liberator. It was the Senate that fled to Greece as a result of that they had no troops and no help. Caesar didn’t should battle his manner into Rome. Since Cicero fled with Pompey, that confirmed which facet he was on.
Believing Cicero’s model can be like permitting Hillary Clinton to jot down the historical past of Donald Trump. This guide examines the reforms and what actually happened. Historical past repeats as a result of the passions of mankind by no means change. This guide not solely units the document straight as soon as and for all, it lays out why republics change into probably the most corrupt type of authorities. The reality that’s glossed over is that senators have been appointed. They didn’t stand for election.
The Roman individuals might solely vote for a consul, not for senators. The Censor (from 443 BC onward) was the Justice of the Peace accountable for the lectio senatus — the formal evaluation and revision of Senate membership. We have to grasp a delicate however essential distinction in how Roman voting really labored. The individuals didn’t vote immediately for the consul as people, however somewhat in teams (centuries). So it was not a direct vote by the individuals individually. It was organized right into a representative-style physique of self-interest. In the present day, the individuals who actually wield energy within the US, Canada, and Europe by no means actually stand for election. They’re appointed. The Canadian individuals didn’t vote individually for Carney any greater than Europe voted for Ursula, or than the American individuals vote for the heads of departments or federal judges.
We can not perceive the longer term by ignoring the previous. reviewing the reality as a substitute of political fiction, this permits us to see the actual dangers that we face once we open that door and are shocked at how the world is making ready for a significant change politically and economically.
