While I didn’t downvote it, I would guess the following. Your post is an attempt to describe the process of a power grab where the grabber attacks institutions by referring to Augustus transforming the Roman Republic into the Empire and, apparently, making jabs at the Trump government (e.g. Senatorial shutdown, PrincepsCoin), presumably to explain that Trump is commiting a grab.
While I was raised in Russia[1] and arguably didn’t internalise a position on American political debates, it’s harder for Americans to avoid doing so. I would also guess that implicit analogies require more effort to process and stay rational than an explicit discussion of what a politician actually does, e.g. Trump’s likely power grab, decision to let China buy H200 chips, tariff policy, ideas like the conflict with Venezuela.
Russia also didn’t even have actually powerful democratic institutions since the destruction of the Novgorod Republic, except for the period between the USSR’s downfall and Putin finalizing the power grab.
IIRC there also was a Substack post about opponents hating Trump so much that they are willing to ally with radicals who in turn make the alliance weaker, not stronger. Alas, I failed to find it again.
Yes, but one may also say that Augustus founded an empire lasting 400 years, and possibly single-handedly extended the duration of Roman success for a while. But I see what you’re saying.
While I didn’t downvote it, I would guess the following. Your post is an attempt to describe the process of a power grab where the grabber attacks institutions by referring to Augustus transforming the Roman Republic into the Empire and, apparently, making jabs at the Trump government (e.g. Senatorial shutdown, PrincepsCoin), presumably to explain that Trump is commiting a grab.
While I was raised in Russia[1] and arguably didn’t internalise a position on American political debates, it’s harder for Americans to avoid doing so. I would also guess that implicit analogies require more effort to process and stay rational than an explicit discussion of what a politician actually does, e.g. Trump’s likely power grab, decision to let China buy H200 chips, tariff policy, ideas like the conflict with Venezuela.
Finally, the name “Caesar derangement syndrome” is likely a parody of Trump’s followers describing the opponents as having psychological problems.[2] I would reformulate the title as ‘Caesar Derangement is not a syndrome’.
Russia also didn’t even have actually powerful democratic institutions since the destruction of the Novgorod Republic, except for the period between the USSR’s downfall and Putin finalizing the power grab.
IIRC there also was a Substack post about opponents hating Trump so much that they are willing to ally with radicals who in turn make the alliance weaker, not stronger. Alas, I failed to find it again.
Yes, but one may also say that Augustus founded an empire lasting 400 years, and possibly single-handedly extended the duration of Roman success for a while. But I see what you’re saying.