We’re still slaves but this time we have paid to be so, through student loans and fees.
Are we slaves or fools ?
The parallels with the Roman Empire are not just metaphorical. For a century or two before the Republic fell to the first the Caesars (Augustus), there was a class struggle between the Plebians (working class) and Patricians (aristocracy). Excluding the slaves, the working classes worked on huge farms (and I assume elsewhere). Julius Caesar actually didn’t threaten the Republic but threatened the aristocracy because he was supported by the Plebians. Hence he had to be eliminated.
NB this is all from memory so anyone who wants the exact facts will need to do their own research
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Indeed. Indeed.
We’re still slaves but this time we have paid to be so, through student loans and fees.
Are we slaves or fools ?
The parallels with the Roman Empire are not just metaphorical. For a century or two before the Republic fell to the first the Caesars (Augustus), there was a class struggle between the Plebians (working class) and Patricians (aristocracy). Excluding the slaves, the working classes worked on huge farms (and I assume elsewhere). Julius Caesar actually didn’t threaten the Republic but threatened the aristocracy because he was supported by the Plebians. Hence he had to be eliminated.
NB this is all from memory so anyone who wants the exact facts will need to do their own research
@ CB – A bit of both I’d say.
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