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garybeck

(9,942 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2024, 07:38 AM Mar 22

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OMG did you notice this "coincidence?" [View all]

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH!

Coincidence????????????????????????????????

March 15, 44 BCE
Julius Caesar is assassinated. The final blow is from his closest ally Brute. And the famous line "Y Tu Brute?"

March 15, 2024
Mike Pence, Trump's loyal vice president, stabs him in the back and publicly refuses to endorse him for president

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/pence-says-wont-endorse-trumps-presidential-bid-rcna143658

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OMG did you notice this "coincidence?" [View all] garybeck Mar 22 OP

Coincidence being the relevant term. brooklynite Mar 22 #1

julius is not the caesar i'd be comparing to orange caligula. rampartc Mar 22 #4

Well, Vance is a horse's ass, so points for that!! Maeve Mar 22 #6

The point is not to compare t,ump to Caesar. garybeck Mar 23 #14

Pence refusing to endorse Trump is a BFD garybeck Mar 23 #15

Not in 2024 brooklynite Mar 23 #18

i disagree. read the article. garybeck Mar 23 #22

That is who this man is. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 22 #2

The Ides of Trump bucolic_frolic Mar 22 #3

No stabbing. Doesn't count. Scrivener7 Mar 22 #5

do overs plz et tu Mar 22 #7

. Scrivener7 Mar 22 #11

bwahahaha! garybeck Mar 23 #20

Was not paying attention when flyboy said that, so I thank you. niyad Mar 22 #8

The Ally / Assassin's Name Was Actually BRUTUS. panfluteman Mar 22 #9

The vocative in Latin isn't just for "surprise, horror and distress", it was used whenever you addressed someone muriel_volestrangler Mar 23 #19

I wouldn't endorse someone who wants to hang me either. IronLionZion Mar 22 #10

Trump does believe in "Caesarism," the idea that a strongman is needed to solve America's problems. sop Mar 22 #12

Pence is still just another self-serving, calculating Republican politician. It's no coincidence that he waited this LaMouffette Mar 22 #13

I quite agree DFW Mar 23 #24

Likely the invention of Shakespeare pecosbob Mar 23 #16

Plus I've read some historical texts that claim that informal conversations were still held in Greek DFW Mar 23 #23

lol... I like it. TY! Cha Mar 23 #17

But, he'll still vote for him lame54 Mar 23 #21

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