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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Also Ceasar's son was like 17 at the time, basically a man, so he wasn't killing a baby per say, not that he had any qualms about such things,the Romans were into infanticide, and he specifically had the bastard child of one of the members of his royal family killed.
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.I admit, my inner troll is shrieking in glee at the thought of President Augustus Sol Invictus turning the annual Pardon of the Thanksgiving Turkey into the annual Ritual Sacrifice of the Thanksgiving Turkey.
It won't happen* , but it's fun to think about.
Invictus Sol Invictus? Wow. Complete opposite of of Trump. I haven't heard of anyone pandering so hard to latin votes since This guy
For the Ancient Era, Augustus is OK as a leader. Plenty of reasons why he and Julius are the default leaders in the civ games.
As for his issues with Mark Anthony, Cleo and Caesarion, he had to get rid of Anthony cause he (and a bunch of others) assassinated Julius Caesar.
As for Egypt, not sure if it's scholar verified, but one of the reasons why Augustus decided to just take over Egypt is cause of all the gold in their temples. After the civil wars, Rome's treasury was empty. That plus Egypt is basically big source of grain.
As for infanticide, the Ancient Romans were into it. As well as too many other civilizations. Atm, I can only think of two civs which didn't treat infanticide casually - the Jews and the Ancient Egyptians, the latter apparently rescued more than a few Roman babies from trash heaps.
Of course, the Jews didn't think the Ancient Egyptians were above the practice - see story of Moses.
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.Yeah, pretty sure Augustus Sol Invictus also doubles as Awesome McCoolname.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Anyone get the feeling a president named "Augustus Sol Invictus" sounds like something far-right evangelical nuts would complain about, due to the fact his name pertains to Rome, which would remind them of a certain someone?
Sol Invictus has to be a pseudonym he made up for himself, right?
I learned about Sol Invictus through reading this author K.J. Parker who has a deity called "The Invincible Sun" in all of their stories (which are set in a low fantasy Byzantinesque world). So IIRC, Sol Invictus (which means "Invincible Sun") is this version of Jupiter that the Romans came up with that is very reminiscent of a Judaeo-Christian god. I think part of the idea was to appeal to Christians.
I recall one reviewer describing Parker's version in a way that would be accurate of Sol Invictus- basically Christian ceremonies without Christian ethics (i.e. peace, love, etc.). So perfect for a right-wing neopagan.
It's funny- when I read Florida politican and animal sacrifice, I expected the guy to be a follower of Stanteria
and assumed the party was being racist against him. Oddly, it's like the total opposite.
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Being called the Anti-Christ is probably a rite of passage for anyone seeking presidency. It's the religious equivalent of Godwin's Law.
Really, we just need somebody to call Hitler the Anti-Christ and the circle will be complete.
edited 6th Oct '15 8:49:09 AM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34Actually, his positions sound left-libertarian
and he has a pretty cool reading list on his site
.
I mean he could be covert about it, but a cursory glance doesn't really give hints of his being a secret Neo- Nazi. I mean his name is creepy and there are Neo-Nazi elements of Neo-Paganism, but I feel bad now for making assumptions.
"To celebrate an important event, you kill and eat an animal. It's a ritual sacrifice. With pie." ~Anya on Thanksgiving.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I may have
spoken too soon
in cutting him slack.
Tl; dr- he believes in eugenics and starting a massive civil war to cul the unworthy. And not sure how to describe it, but he wrote this like manifesto thing that reminds me of John C. Wright- basically all this stuff about being a genius, superior, etc. and living in a decadent civilization of unworthy people.
edited 6th Oct '15 10:07:28 AM by Hodor2
"Yes, but...do you know why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?"
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes

I'd be less excited about him if it was not obvious he has a moon laser in construction.