Historically, I see more similarities to the fall of Rome than our American Civil War period. We have a Praetorian Gaurd in the deep state administrative agencies, FBI, CIA, and military, and media that are attempting to destroy those they can't control and install the leaders that they can control.
If Rome's sheer size made it difficult to govern, ineffective and inconsistent leadership only served to magnify the problem. Being the Roman emperor had always been a particularly dangerous job, but during the tumultuous second and third centuries it nearly became a death sentence. Civil war thrust the empire into chaos, and more than 20 men took the throne in the span of only 75 years, usually after the murder of their predecessor. The Praetorian Guard—the emperor's personal bodyguards—assassinated and installed new sovereigns at will, and once even auctioned the spot off to the highest bidder. The political rot also extended to the Roman Senate, which failed to temper the excesses of the emperors due to its own widespread corruption and incompetence. As the situation worsened, civic pride waned and many Roman citizens lost trust in their leadership.situation worsened, civic pride waned and many Roman citizens lost trust in their leadership.
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