mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2022 at 11:11pm:


That's an argument, Mothra. You're forgetting to state the case.

The old boy is a bitter, resentful old hag, as every schoolboy knows. We decide who comes to our country and the circumstances in which they come.

The old boy's just a miserable old multicultural interloper. A country-shopper par excellence.

When in Rome, no?

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2022 at 11:11pm:

It is moronic  to label ancient Rome multicultural, an evidently modern term describing a completely different political and social setting.

PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS
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Christian martyrs in the ColosseumUnder Roman rule, Christians were denied business opportunities and status in society, prohibited from worshiping, attacked by mobs, persecuted, tortured and killed in organized campaigns by the Romans government. The Roman historian Tacitus accused them of "hatred of the human race." The Book of Revelation was written in response to the Roman persecutions.

Christians sometimes had their foreheads tattooed by Romans (some Christian slaves carried religion symbols to counteract images inscribed on them by their Roman masters) or were condemned to work in mines. In the worst cases, they were arrested and given the choice of recanting their faith or facing execution, with some being thrown to hungry lions in the Coliseum and other arenas.

Tacitus wrote Christians, "were nailed on crosses...sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs; others again, smeared over with combustible materials, were used as torches to illuminate the night."

Due to persecution, Christians met in secret primarily in the houses of wealthy members. This only seemed to raise the level of hostility against them. Because early Christians held services "behind closed doors" at night instead of during the day in open temples like the Roman they were accused of having orgies and engaging in cannibalism (partly from a misinterpretation of the practice of Communion).

The Romans demanded that their gods be worshipped, but at the same time they received the local gods. The reason the Jews and Christian were persecuted is that they presented a threat and refused to worship the Roman gods. Judaism and Christianity were not the only religions in the Roman empire. Mithraism, Manichaeism, Gnosticism and many others were practiced. There were lots of other strange religions around — Manichaeans, Donatist, Pelagians, Arians. Subjects from all religions were expected to make sacrifices to the Roman gods and worship the Roman emperor as a god.


Etc, etc, etc
https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub405/entry-6292.html

Trump would be the worst person to ever be President.

There is not even a contest. There is no prospective second place.

Trump is a legend like The Phantom.

greggerypeccary wrote on May 4^th, 2022 at 2:48pm:

They both stand for truth and justice.

Johnnie wrote on May 4^th, 2022 at 2:54pm:

Frank wrote on May 4^th, 2022 at 4:05pm:


Poor old boy. I know it pleases you no end to think Ancient Rome was a monoculture that persecuted all deviance from the established ways ( your Utopia) but in reality, it was a great melting pot of food, culture, clothing, music, religion and customs.

Aside from all of the influences from all of the lands it conquered and invaded, there were four black Emperors.


"As the Empire expanded, it took control of new countries that had their own cultures and their own gods. In Egypt, Isis was a goddess of fertility; she was also a mother and a symbol of death and rebirth. She therefore combined the duties of several Roman goddesses, including Cybele, Aphrodite and Demeter.

The trade and travel that was integral to the Roman Empire made it easy for the worship of gods to spread abroad and Isis came to be worshipped across the Empire. In the same way, the Persian god Mithras was popular with the Roman legions – many of whose soldiers had served in Persia – and shrines to him have been found in Britain, Syria, and across North Africa. Such was the effect of a multicultural Empire that spanned continents and countries."

https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/gods.html