In a way it's a shame that we don't have something like the Roman Caesars or even like the Chinese Communist Party structure with a leader like Xi. If we did, w

In a way it's a shame that we don't have something like the Roman Caesars or even like the Chinese Communist Party structure with a leader like Xi. If we did, we would have no successful enemies and could easily crush all opponents beneath our heel like insects(yes, we're that capable!). But we're a republic, so we're always chewing on each others' legs and scrambling to get to the monetary/political feeding trough. - "Et tu, Brute!" the words of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, upon being stabbed by his close friend Brutus in the Roman Senate): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_tu,_Brute%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_tu,_Brute%3F