Donald J. Robertson
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Donald J. Robertson
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Author of "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor", and "How to Think Like Socrates". President of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens.
Augustus or Marcus Aurelius, for instance, would have seen the frequent emotional outbursts of Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson as unmanly and shameful weakness of character. Emotional tantrums, including venting anger, are basically the complete opposite of what they saw as their masculine ideal.
August 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trump = Cleon. Cleon stood out because he was perceived as a businessman who could claim to be campaigning against the corruption of the ruling aristocratic elite. He was a demagogue who replaced political debate in the Assembly with personal attacks and insults.
August 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM