Union 2016: Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Civic Republic Divine

Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Civic

​Winter series part 7 of 13
 
 






Gaius Octavius
 
“… Memento mori means ‘Remember death’ or ‘Remember that you are mortal.’”
“Works for me Johnny.”
“Right Gus,” Reb continued, “it was part of an honor Augustus was granted.”
“Which one?”
“The civic crown.”
“His royal side.”
“He had many sides Gus.”
“So many Johnny that he needed a name change.”
“Right.”
“The man known as Gaius Octavius had a reputation for terror.”
“And civil wars.”
“So Gaius Octavius needed a new name.”
“Yes.”

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Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Republic

“Thus Augustus.”
“And thus the Roman Empire.”
“There’s the complication.”
“I hear ya Gus.”
“It’s religious too Johnny, as Augustus was the Pope too.”
“Pontifex Maximus.”
“Pope Gus.”
“The Roman Republic combined religion with politics,” noted Johnny, “as the state and religion were shared institutions.”
“People made Pope jokes to me.”
“I would imagine.”
“I’ve heard some good ones.”
“Sure.”
“I won’t repeat’em Johnny.”
“That don’t matter Gus.”
“Roman Catholics told the best ones.”
“No surprise there.”

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Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Divine

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“Divine means other things than God, don’t it Johnny?”
“Yeah.”
“Means like to find out.”
“Discern.”
“Divination too.”
“Might be good for our fable, that what you thinking Yank?”
“I was.”
“Maybe we add some James Madison Republic to the Roman as well.”
“I like the sound of that …”

*Next Up: Usurpation news you won’t find in the Chicago Tribune, the pamphlet Republican In Name Only: James Madison’s Friends, Parties and Liberties, Saturday 20 February.
 
Posted by Bryan W. Brickner

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