jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoBiden speech live: president says best way to save US democracy is ‘to pass torch to new generation’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down16
arrow-up1399arrow-down1external-linkBiden speech live: president says best way to save US democracy is ‘to pass torch to new generation’www.theguardian.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarewildncrazyguy138@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down7·1 year agoA modern day Cincinnatus, the Supreme Court just made him a consul and he just chose to go back to being a common man for the good of the republic. If this plays out, he’ll go down in history books as the man who sacrificed himself to save Democracy.
minus-squareSippy Cup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up72·1 year agoFun fact, Thomas Jefferson thought of himself a modern day Cincinnatus, and mused romantically about going back to his farm. He was famously terrible at farming. The fact stops being fun here and gets real dark real fast.
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·1 year ago The fact stops being fun here and gets real dark real fast. Like Jefferson’s family tree!
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoHis slaves were great at it though. Because if they weren’t… well… you can guess.
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoYeah well, not like he was the one toiling in his fields.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoHe was probably envious of the very flattering way Washington was described as a Cincinnatus. You know, a guy who actually gave up a chance at seizing power over a fledgling democracy, multiple times, just because it would make him look bad.* *I know “His Excellency” was not a great guy, let’s skip the rant this time
minus-squareSippy Cup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoHe was! He compared himself to Cincinnatus as he stepped away from governing Virginia, which he was also famously terrible at. So this was prior to Washington stepping down.
A modern day Cincinnatus, the Supreme Court just made him a consul and he just chose to go back to being a common man for the good of the republic.
If this plays out, he’ll go down in history books as the man who sacrificed himself to save Democracy.
Fun fact, Thomas Jefferson thought of himself a modern day Cincinnatus, and mused romantically about going back to his farm.
He was famously terrible at farming. The fact stops being fun here and gets real dark real fast.
Like Jefferson’s family tree!
His slaves were great at it though. Because if they weren’t… well… you can guess.
Yeah well, not like he was the one toiling in his fields.
He was probably envious of the very flattering way Washington was described as a Cincinnatus.
You know, a guy who actually gave up a chance at seizing power over a fledgling democracy, multiple times, just because it would make him look bad.*
*I know “His Excellency” was not a great guy, let’s skip the rant this time
He was!
He compared himself to Cincinnatus as he stepped away from governing Virginia, which he was also famously terrible at. So this was prior to Washington stepping down.