Former ancient historian here, my particular area of interest was the fall of the Roman Republic, which arguably did in fact have a lot to do with far left protestors, so well done Matt Goodwin, stopped clock & all that, just 2120 years or so out in your timing

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The ‘far left protestors’ mobilised by my boys Tiberius and Gaius G. were of course in turn further polarised, radicalised, and instrumentalised by a tiny group of arrogant billionaires to destroy a flawed democracy and secure authoritarian power for themselves, so completely unlike today then

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And no, it's not a coup 🙃(Believe me, by now I am somewhat of a coup expert if you have been following me for years)

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Note one thing, something I also said mid-thread. This is only one of many areas the fight for political dominance over Poland is ongoing. Some things may also have roots in early 90's, late 90's, PRL times or the death of Lech Kaczyński in 2010 in Russia. Overall, gigantic mess.

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Poland in 2026. A house divided. In 2023, PIS government lost power after 8 years. Eight years of changes which if called controversial would be an understatement, encompassing all areas of life. One of them is the chief of Constitutional Order - the Constitutional Tribunal. 🧵

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