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The weekend's UFC fight in honor of the Emperor Donald's birthday is about more than his obsessive love for big, powerful men, men with tears in their eyes saying, "Mr. President, sir, would you like to touch my rock-solid abs?"

It's about the fall of Rome, and that of America.

The decline of Rome didn't begin when the Goths crossed the frontier or rival nations nibbled the edges of the Empire.

It began when the Republic died, and Emperors with boundless self-regard and poor impulse control adopted theatrical personas and were told they were gods, not men.

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The great crisis of Rome wasn't merely military weakness, economic collapse, or political corruption. Those were symptoms of a deeper and more pernicious disease. The ruling class lost faith in the institutions that had built the Republic and discovered something far more intoxicating: spectacle and corruption.

When governing a far-flung empire became difficult, performance became easier. When problems became unsolvable, distractions became the irresistible tool to settle the restive plebs. If everyone was corrupt, from the Emperor on down, money set the terms of power.

Thank you to the Jew haters for proving my point.

Jew haters gotta hate them some Jews.

And their enablers sit quiet... because the Jew haters are oh so "educated," "smooth talking," and filled with hate for Jews.

And then there's the flip side of the Drudge Retort anti-Semite cohort ...

"All Jews are horrible!" - anti-Semite a$$holes who want to see Trump prevail.

"All Democrats (the "DNC," etc.) are horrible, worse than Republicans!" - anti-Semite a$$holes who want to see Trump prevail.

And shrimpy applauds riotously.

Five comments.

I am pleased.

And thank you for the recommendations.

And speaking of recommendations ...

Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do ...

Life's a ball
If only you know it
Yeah it's all just waiting for you
Ah you're alive,
So come on and show it
We got a lot of livin'
Such a lot of livin'
... Tonight's the night we're gonna fly
Let's kick this hick town in the hide
... I want a taste of everything
Let's live it up and really swing
... Got a lot of living living living to do
... Live!

I cannot say how much I appreciate these kind of recommendations from the Drudge Retort denizens ...

Wherever is Your Heart I Call Home

Wherever is your heart I call home
Wherever is your heart I call home
Though your feet may take you far from me, I know
Wherever is your heart I call home

Much appreciated.

"I can feel your body lying next to next to me ..."

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

... Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men and women,
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam Iran
So put down your books, pick up a gun
Gonna have a whole lot of fun ...

... And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam Iran
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Ah, ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee, we're all gonna die

Gosh, apparently, there are some here who get their panties in a wad when I post a direct link to a YouTube video, instead of just posting a meaningless link to www.youtube.com without so much as a descriptor.

You're welcome.

Where were you in 1974?

April, 2024, Munich ...

Phil Collins - Take me Home (live 1990) | VOLUME RECOMMENDATION: 11

Indeed:

This full album of Dark Side Of The Moon is dedicated to all those who traveled to their nearest planetarium for the Friday or Saturday night laser light show.

Con Te Partiro

For you, DBT2...

Li'l Darling

Count Basie?

Almost ready for you ...

Anytime now

Not long now for free money ...

Eric Clapton ...