Kansas Prog Bloggers Compare Prez Trump To Roman Emperor Nero

Posted only because we like history even if the analogy is forced and very silly.

However . . . There's also an inherent contradiction . . .

If the U.S. was just a discount version of the ancient Roman empire . . . Than it's likely that even our critical discourse would do nothing more than advance the interests of the Republic/State/Dictator and ultimately prove inconsequential to a historic reign of cruelty . . . And it's unlikely our friendly, neighborhood progressives are that cynical . . . And, yet again, TKC is disappointed that we don't get a toga party . . . 

Check the quote . . .  

"Trump’s critics have long noted the president’s propensity to focus on himself and his own greatness and power, rather than the needs of citizens.

"As far away as the Roman Empire might seem, Nero’s rise and fall offers a lesson in what can happen when honest criticism of a political leader is sidelined in favor of idolatry."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Reflector: Roman Empire and the fall of Nero offer possible lessons for Trump about the cost of self-isolation