Anciently, Ariminium and Caesena were considered to be on or within the drainage basin of the Rubicon River, the Rubicon being the river which Julius Caesar crossed in defiance of Roman custom and usage and in defiance of the Roman Senate, as he continued on his way to the eventual destruction of the Republic and the establishment of the Roman Empire under his nephew, Octavian, later known as Augustus.
Just like The Club of Rome which keeps track of mankind's perilous pirouette on the brink of nuclear destruction, The Club of Ariminium and Caesena keeps track of the loss of freedom in the USA.
Many people see parallels with ancient Rome. Unfortunately, they are the parallels which appeal to them, which agree with their prejudices, and confirm them in their inability to see clearly - being mostly derived by others and given to us as opinion.
Looking at more continuing fighting, ideology, and inability to govern...seeing parallels with the times of Sulla and Marius and the Gracchi...we set the Clock of the Club of Arminium and Caesena perilously close to midnight - the time when the people of the USA will demand a dictator to get things done...to make the trains run on time, at least.
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let me know which name you prefer: Rubicon Club or the Club of Ariminium & Caesena
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