A “spot the difference” from @europoor on X, with the punchline delivered in the reply: “No difference. Guess which book you are in.”
Left: Vincenzo Camuccini’s 1820 painting The Death of Caesar — Roman senators pulling daggers on their emperor in the Senate chamber, 44 BC. Political assassination as the climax of a failing republic.
Right: A UFC fight staged at night in front of the White House. Modern America’s gladiatorial spectacle, with the seat of executive power as the backdrop.
The throughline is unmistakable. Bread and circuses. Political violence dressed as entertainment. The fall of a republic, replayed for a live audience.
If you’re looking for a sign that history is a circle, look no further.
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