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President in Name Only
Taki's Magazine ^ | March 29, 2021 | The Z Man

Posted on 03/29/2021 6:21:27 AM PDT by Salman

In AD 65, unrest spread throughout the Roman Empire, in response to the increasingly despotic rule of Nero. It started with the Pisonian conspiracy, which was an attempt to restore the Republic. Nero’s suppression of it reduced his support in the Senate, which led to further instability. In AD 68, Gaius Julius Vindex rebelled against Nero’s tax policy in Gaul. His plan was to replace Nero with a provincial governor named Galba.

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The relevance to this age is that what followed was a long period in which the real power in the Roman Empire had no official role. The Praetorian Guard could make or break an emperor, so they had real power, but they existed outside the rest of the political structure. The American Empire appears to have entered a similar period, in which it is not entirely clear who is in charge of the state.

This was made clear last week when Joe Biden held his first official press conference of his administration. Biden was disoriented and slow in his responses, even though the questions were submitted in advance and he had prepared answers. At one point he stopped pretending and just read a statement about North Korea off his sheet. His struggle to do that underscored the fact that he is president in name only.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: biden; gaffe

1 posted on 03/29/2021 6:21:27 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

Joe Biden is President of the Federal Military Zone (FMZ) of Washington DC.
P.E.A.D
Change my mind


2 posted on 03/29/2021 6:25:21 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Patriots, stop looking at the politicians as enemies. Look at the complicit Legacy Media.)
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To: Salman

I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO IS RUNNING THIS COUNTRY!


3 posted on 03/29/2021 6:33:14 AM PDT by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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The American Empire appears to have entered a period, in which it is not entirely clear, who, exactly, is in charge.
When Biden was harangued into holding his first official press conference, he was disoriented;
slow in response to softball questions pre-submitted, w/ his staff-prepared answers reading-ready (no thinking necessary).
Biden's struggle to even look alert underscored the fact that he is president in name only.

Even the obeisant media looked programmed; timidly raising their hands as if told that sudden movements would rattle the old codger.

4 posted on 03/29/2021 6:33:32 AM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Liz

No one’s hand is on the rudder, which is stuck turning left.


5 posted on 03/29/2021 6:35:59 AM PDT by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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To: Salman

Incitatus would be a far better ( at least less dangerous) president than poor old Mr Biden with his evil Puppetmeisters


6 posted on 03/29/2021 6:49:58 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Salman

Biden ..President In Name only of the United States!

;)


7 posted on 03/29/2021 7:24:44 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: Terry L Smith

The year of Four Emperors...exactly...


8 posted on 03/29/2021 9:54:08 AM PDT by maxsand
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