• 3:50 - 11:34
Chris Knowles | Song To The Siren, Invoked Entities, & Rebuilding Babylon
Roman Imperial Motifs, Trump Administration and the Praetorian Guard
Chris Knowles analyzes the Trump administration through the archetype of Imperial Rome, comparing the influx of generals like Kelly, Mattis, and McMaster to a ruling triumvirate or the Praetorian Guard. Trump's personal aesthetic and proximity to Mithras-related statues in New Jersey are cited as evidence of a "Roman Imperial LARP." The transition from the Obama era's Egyptian themes to Trump's Caesar-like motif is presented as a shift in the elite's symbolic framework.