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  • @[email protected]
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    3711 months ago

    He’s more and more turning into Trump minus the dementia. In Germany we have the term “Cäsarenwahn”, for when someone loses touch with reality from having too much unchallenged power. Haven’t found any English equivalent so maybe it’s time for another loan word.

    • Flying Squid
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      1311 months ago

      Is that derived from caesar as in a Roman emperor? Because that’s pretty cool if it is.

      • @[email protected]
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        2611 months ago

        Yes. It literally means “lunacy of ceasars”. Ancient Rome had plenty of examples.

        • Flying Squid
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          1311 months ago

          I love it. German has some terrific words.

      • @[email protected]
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        311 months ago

        Yeah, that is what all of the major dictionaries are translating it as.

      • @[email protected]
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        111 months ago

        use that word on the Internet and it’ll be confused with megalovania

    • @[email protected]
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      211 months ago

      He is 100% going to run for president at some point unless something stops him from thinking he has a chance.

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        911 months ago

        Not of the US anyway, he isn’t a Natural Born citizen and that is a constitutional requirement. As I understand it, changing that would require an amendment and as it stands, I can’t see any way for that happen with the chaos in government.

        • @[email protected]
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          511 months ago

          Ah right, forgot about that. Hopefully that technically keeps his power limited.