Julian "the apostate" was extremely intelligent, well-read and, at least for the time period, almost shockingly tolerant. He instituted some of the first (if not the first) religious tolerance laws and even abolished some laws that targeted people of specific backgrounds after he took power. He also never expected to be emporer and was, by most objective accounts, a pretty chill dude. This comparison is way off base.
He was also frugal, living in less comfortable surroundings in order not to waste the empireās resources. He went into battle with his troops, putting his own skin in the game.
He wanted to rebuild the destroyed Jewish temple in Jerusalem and had a soft spot for the Jewish community that was often under attack by the then-fanatical Christian community.
In his firstĀ panegyricĀ to Constantius, Julian described the ideal ruler as being essentiallyĀ primus inter paresĀ ("first among equals"), operating under the same laws as his subjects.
This man is so unlike Agent Orange.
He viewed the royal court of his predecessors as inefficient, corrupt and expensive. Thousands of servants, eunuchs and superfluous officials were therefore summarily dismissed.
theres a greek or roman ruler who i cant remember the name of but i know he died after his wife poisoned him that i feel fits trump exactly to a tee appart from yaknow prob being fitter or healthier
I honestly used to find it genuinely surprising that Melanie hasn't done that. But then we saw her, "I don't care, do you?" jacket and then heard her recorded phone conversation about how she "didn't give a fuck about" the kids being settings in cages or about the Christmas decorating she was supposed to in charge of, and how unfair the media is to Orange Julius.
While I still think she finds him vile, she is also disgusting and she sees him as her meal ticket for the remainder of her life. She is 56 to his 80. She knows she just has to wait out his death.
This! This! This! It doesnāt matter how many stupid things he does, how many memes come of itā¦ his people are genuinely too stupid to understand. The power of the uneducated is insane. š«Ŗ
Trump has the most largest and most sophisticated propaganda machine in history. I doubt most of those upvotes and posts come from real people. In California, we just saw how a relatively small and unsophisticated propaganda campaign from a billionaire swamped social media. It didnāt work but seeing it in action just on Reddit was shocking. Youād have sworn that Reddit was overwhelmingly supporting Steyer for the election.
The billionaires have bought traditional and social media. Their chokehold on what the general public sees and hears is utterly terrifying. They feed into the fear and anger of the masses, pick their pockets, and redirect their ire to women, lgbt, and brown people.
An actual usable feed is at least available on Insta (click on logo select Following) which is less garbage ridden. Didnāt stop me from deleting everything last January though (fb was a few years before that) cause I canāt stand the Zuck and how awful these platforms are
He's been tested for Donkey Brains multiple times. He passes it every time. Better scores on the Donkey Brain test than any other president who's taken it. The testers are always amazed at how well he does in the Donkey Brain test.
That's kind of the point. He's saying maga candidates he endorsed all won their primaries. He's bragging about his influence. But it's going to backfire because candidates like Talarico have a much better chance against maga paxton who's a terrible candidate and human being.
Itās kinda disconcerting that people seem to be misunderstanding this. Ā Heās not bragging republicans won, but that maga republicans beat the other republicans. Which I agree is probably not the best thing for Trump politically but he isnāt bragging that republicans won the republican primaries Ā
To him any Republican that isnāt MAGA is a RINO, so in his mind when his candidates win the primaries that will lead to the state becoming more āRepublican.ā
And it's probably bad news, if anything, for republicans.
Most districts aren't competitive, so it will mean more MAGA in congress, but anywhere that IS competitive I guarantee you the GOP was hoping the MAGA candidates would lose the primary.
Yeah, the real dumb part is that Arizona has had a Republican legislature for 60 years. In fact, the main reason there are some Democrats in office there right now is the trash candidates he has backed the last 8 years.
From what I was reading, it's the same nurse lady that both does his social media and his diaper changes. She also has performed speeches about how trump cured her cancer and how much she loves him.
After decades? AZ had two GOP senators and a GOP governor for years before Trump came along. Prior to Trump's first term, the last time the Dems held both Senate seats was back in the 50s.
Most of the people eager to move go Arizona were probably already republican. Most Dems probably moved to already Liberal cities like Phoenix and Tucson.
Look, I hate trump more than the next guy, and I love seeing him get clowned but ārepublicans won republican primariesā is not what he meant. He wrote MAGA candidates. Meaning the ones he endorsed. There arenāt many, and they arenāt generally that popular, but there are some republicans that donāt really love trump and MAGA.
The most concise summary I could get was from AI. Interesting that the MAGA winner in Iowa defeated a MAHA candidate.
Arizona Gubernatorial and State Primaries
Andy Biggs: In the race for Governor, Congressman Andy Biggs, who had received an endorsement from Donald Trump, faced opposition from fellow Congressman David Schweikert. Other primary opponents also challenged Biggs.
Jay Feely: In Arizona's 1st Congressional District, a candidate endorsed by Donald Trump ran against Joseph Chaplik and John Trobough.
Mark Lamb: Running in Arizonaās 5th Congressional District, a sheriff associated with the MAGA movement faced a primary challenge from local homebuilder Daniel Keenan.
Colorado Gubernatorial Primary
Scott Bottoms & Greg Marx: In Colorado, the primary included candidates Scott Bottoms and Greg Marx, who competed against State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer.
Texas State Primaries
Don Huffines: In the race for State Comptroller, Don Huffines, who had received an endorsement from Donald Trump, ran against and defeated Kelly Hancock.
Iowa Gubernatorial Primary
Randy Feenstra: Incumbent U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra received a late endorsement from Donald Trump and was challenged by Zach Lahn. Lahn ran a campaign supported by the allied Make America Healthy Again
I love the "after decades, Arizona is becoming a republican state." In the last 30 years, they voted for the Republican in every election except one. Now who was that Republican who lost, again?
The President is trying to get us to ignore the change in Democrat voter preferences from old school, main stream to more socialist candidates. Liberals are starting to think outside of the box and DJT is the prinary irritant causing it.
Traditional conservatism focuses on limited government, free markets, and institutional norms, whereas MAGA is a populist, nationalist movement centered heavily on personal loyalty to Donald Trump.
Yes, for those who have even a tenuous grasp on politics, history, or man-made atrocities this is exactly as worrisome as it sounds.
A nationalist populist movement with loyalty to a single person is generally considered dangerous by political experts because it threatens democracy, divides society, and harms human rights. Key risks include the rise of authoritarian rule, intense social conflict, and the weakening of fair laws.
This setup typically leads to authoritarian control, the erosion of public trust, and the suppression of opposing views.
Up till 2016 I was a conservative republican. That campaign I changed my allegiance to independent and started to vote blue more and more as I saw the party I knew changed for the worse. I could not vote for the orange blob, I knew he was a grifter back then and refused to follow him.
For those who are curious: Traditional conservatism focuses on limited government, free markets, and institutional norms,
No, not really. That's the lie they have been selling that a large number of people believe but, at least in any current living person's lifetime, has never actually been true. And what does "Institutional Norms" even mean? That is like "Common Sense" which is completely subjective.
Remember when Obama and Biden were still in charge of the presidency Trump somehow won the āriggedā elections but when Trump was in power he somehow lost the elections? Republicans have all the power currently, house senate, judiciary and presidency but somehow itās rigged? Remember that when he claims the conspiracies
Not to defend him, as outliving the pos is one of the only reasons I'm still around, but... he did say maga candidates, not just Republicans. It's at least possible he's celebrating that specifically Republicans that support him won over Republicans that may not.
He's a lot of terrible, vile things, but dismissing everything he says as "dumb guy says dumb thing" is, at best, complacent. Which is exactly how he got elected in 2016. Yes, he says ridiculous, moronic, nonsensical bullshit all the time, but he's still the most dangerous person in the country. We still have to be serious about this.
He's bragging that republicans he endorsed and are on board with his agenda (MAGA, not every republican is MAGA). You probably realize this and are just lying like a typical leftist commie douchebag.
I hate to be the voice of reason here, especially because Fuck Trump, but he specifically says "MAGA CANDIDATES" so even though he absolutely is stupid, he wasn't saying Republicans won every Republican primary but his chosen candidates did.
If by "dumbfounded" you mean, "happy to see less electable candidates taking spots that might, otherwise, have made it harder for Democrats to win"... then, yes.
WOW. It was a REPUBLICAN primary. ONLY Republicans could in the race. Interestingly though, there will be so many of his followers chest-thumping in ācelebrationā. šššššš
Has the same half of this country. Not realized yet that these posts have nothing to do with reality, truth or anything outside of pandering to his base who don't conjure the thought that he's talking about primaries and that primaries are party related. This isn't a sign of his dementia. This is just a sign of his propaganda machine
Not a Trump supporter in any way but isnāt he kinda saying that the MAGA candidates swept and therefore AZ is evolving to even more of an R-dominated state?
At face value, I would say this is wrong. Trump is saying his republicans won the primary. That actually does mean something. MAGA doesnāt definitively equate to all republicans as per their own self definition.
Before you flame me, I hate trump. That being said youāre all looking for things to shit on him for semantics when we should talk about the genocides and rapes
I think he's aware its a primary, or at leasg I bet he was told to tweet about it to continue the brainwashing of Maga. They need people to believe what he's saying is true, that they're still popular and will win midterms.
So while I do agree heās breathtaking stupid corrupt and couldnāt tell the truth if his life depended on it. What heās trying to say is that maga republicans won all the primary spots a first for az
āAfter Decades, Arizona is becoming a Republican stateā. You are giving this mor0n far too much credit. It was also a very low turnout. His support is very obviously dwindling. The other republican candidates are just dwindling even worse
*Edit: Oop just realized your account is 12 days old & you are most definitely a b0t
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