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To: Maple MAGA who wrote (765464)	7/21/2022 6:15:26 PM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 794534

Interesting - I developed similar thoughts in my reply to Izo - before I saw this post by you. But, you cover more ground. Of course, when I talk about people just doing their job, I have in mind “normal” jobs and normal situations. Those cops who searched that girl’s apartment were on the fuzzy line between what’s normal and acceptable - and what’s not. We’ve seen very questionable things done by the law enforcement in this country - like, pre-dawn arrests of Roger Stone and many others. Rome…. When the great Caesar, after 8 years of successful European campaigning was about to return to Rome, he was facing a tough situation. Many in the Senate were planning to start legal proceedings against him as soon as he returned. Many accusations were trumped up charges. At any rate, Caesar was facing a very uncertain future. He was going to, at best, spend the rest of his life in courts, fighting back. Most likely, he would be convicted - and either executed, or exiled - with his property confiscated. He requested that the Senate allow him to run for Consulship in absentia. That would be unusual, but not unprecedented. His request was discussed - but the Senate was unable to come to an agreement - and it was denied. They demanded that he give up his command and return to face the Senate - even though they knew that they’re placing him in an impossible situation. What he would do next was very, very predictable. And the Senate knew it. One of the issues was that he was very loyal to his troops - and, going along with the Senate’s demand would mean that his soldiers would remain unpaid for those many years of service. Anyway - the rest is history. After decades of bloody civil wars, with Romans killing each other on battlefields, the Republic was finished. For the many centuries that followed, the country and the empire lived under autocracies. ……… Oops… sorry, got caught up in the story. A great example how an established political system lost its ability to solve problems - to everyone’s great detriment. There are many ways in which this may happen.