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In reply to the discussion: Insanity. Some MAGAts think Mar-a-Lago is America's own Versailles, a new version of Camelot. [View all]C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)30. Great points. I'm curious about the alleged Romanov heir. But here is another parallel for you.
Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a plan to promote the Serbian people to the same status as Austrians and Hungarians in the Dual Monarchy creating an unwieldy Triple Monarchy. This was "progressive" thinking. The Archduke thought this would placate the restive Serbian minority in their Empire. This idea infuriated the Serbian "Black Hand" who wanted complete independence and felt the plan would weaken their movement. Hence that fateful day in Sarajevo, B-H (June 1914) and all over Europe were heard the Guns of August.
Like Czar Alexander who had good intentions for his subjects, so did the Archduke.
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Insanity. Some MAGAts think Mar-a-Lago is America's own Versailles, a new version of Camelot. [View all]
highplainsdem
Nov 2024
OP
Mar-a-Lardo is more like the Czar's Livadia Palace and the Trump Crime Family (TCF) are America's Romanovs,
C0RI0LANUS
Nov 2024
#10
Good point, but the Trump children were born into a wealthy family and never worked a hard day in their lives.
C0RI0LANUS
Nov 2024
#28
Great points. I'm curious about the alleged Romanov heir. But here is another parallel for you.
C0RI0LANUS
Nov 2024
#30
Maybe there's a parallel here with Trump's desire to prevent a solution
MadameButterfly
Nov 2024
#31
History holds lessons for us. Did you read my post about the parallels between the 1968 and 2024 elections?
C0RI0LANUS
Nov 2024
#33
I'm familiar with her story but didn't know there was a Charlottesville VA connection.
C0RI0LANUS
Nov 2024
#37
Oh bullshit. Biltmore is America's Versailles, and just like Versailles, it's a museum and not lived in
ms liberty
Nov 2024
#13
That tiny difference means...it's still not a historic palace. The tiny difference is meaningless
ms liberty
Nov 2024
#22
I point it out because many people, including news persons who should know better...
A HERETIC I AM
Nov 2024
#23