Historian Edward Watts argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome’s end.
We are now at the seven month anniversary of the Jan 6th insurrection. The Big Lie continues. There are already Republican deniers that the "peaceful visitors" were not really a big problem. The also do not want any bi-partisan investigations done.Perpetrators are receiving sentences. Cheerleaders like Rudy Giuliani have had their ability to practice law curtailed. All this while the ringleader whiles away the days at Mar-A-Lago.I am still haunted by this day. The attached article is long read, and there is one frightening parallel with ancient Rome. When "gaslighting" and creating a false reality becomes commonplace, the moorings that hold our democracy together are at risk.
