> Your "Trump-Julius" alignment is too contrived.

I didn't set out to establish equivalence (clearly a fool's errand) I only aimed to suss out similarities. How did you find otherwise?

I think I specifically called out that while Cesar was successful in wielding populism to maintain power, Trump was not. The key differences being the American people are kept divided.

> I doubt very much that anything can alter our decline. Your suggestion that the blue and white collar "come together" is simply wishful thinking.

The republic lives for as long as independent people prevail. Preserving the middle class as such, and as a political force, can save the republic.