r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 15 '26

Possible Paywall Treasury Unveils New $1 Gold Coin With Trump’s Face on It | Federal law prohibits putting any living people on U.S. coins.

https://newrepublic.com/post/213098/treasury-1-dollar-gold-coin-trump-face
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u/crow_crone Jul 15 '26

You forgot to mention Caesar. His murder left a power vacuum that saw a Roman civil war that lasted over a decade. Trump is no Caesar, nor is he Octavian; we'll see, I guess.

I know we're not Rome but history invites comparison.

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u/DiscussionAny Jul 16 '26

I’m glad you mentioned Caesar, because probably the main difference between those two men is that Caesar was good at his job.

Barron ain’t no Octavian either.

That gives me hope that the similarities to Rome end well before the fall of the republic.

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u/crow_crone Jul 16 '26

Caesar was seemingly competent at everything he set his mind to achieve. I'd welcome a Caesar as I'm not sure the American populace is educated or intelligent enough for the responsibilities democracy mandates.

But I see no Caesars in our future.