Yeah that’s why I said it was irrelevant. I think he did have sympathies with the plebs. Maybe not born out of a wholesome desire to make their lives better (

Yeah that’s why I said it was irrelevant. I think he did have sympathies with the plebs. Maybe not born out of a wholesome desire to make their lives better (although he probably thought it couldn’t hurt) I’d say it was born out of the fact that he related to them. The Senators looked down on him too and thought he was an annoying upstart and the nephew of a “radical” who had the audacity to want to win wars more than he cared about who’s grandfather was supposedly one of Romulus’ initial men. I think he did care, for sure, like I think a lot of populists actually care. But I don’t think he, nor a majority of populists, are honest to the masses they get to do their beck and call.