Some wisdom from Seneca concerning our crappy R "leaders".
Wherein Seneca cautions his friend Lucilius about a friend of his who claims to be "a good man".
Those close to Trump knew he was a bad man. Those who were captivated by him can now see, if they choose, that he is evil and only focused on himself. He might think that he was working from Trump and not for Russia. Dangerous. Here is some wisdom that needs to be re-learned by folks today that was shared with folks a long time ago.
Seneca says,
3. "But he hates those who make an ungoverned use of great power suddenly acquired." I retort that he will do the same thing as soon as he acquires the same powers. In the case of many men, their vices, being powerless, escape notice; although, as soon as the persons in question have become satisfied with their own strength, the vices will be no less daring than those which prosperity has already disclosed. 4. These men simply lack the means whereby they may unfold their wickedness. Similarly, one can handle even a poisonous snake while it is stiff with cold; the poison is not lacking; it is merely numbed into inaction. In the case of many men, their cruelty, ambition, and indulgence only lack the favour of Fortune to make them dare crimes that would match the worst. That their wishes are the same you will in a moment discover, in this way: give them the power equal to their wishes.