Original post on mastodon.online

Legend is Rome decided not to have kings anymore, and so created the first modern-ish republic, because of a sex crime by someone close to their king.

Our entire system of government has a history of not having sex crimes be acceptable.

But the felon in chief thinks pretending sex criminal […]

#Lucretia gave birth to the Roman #republic (509 BCE). She was the modest but very desirable wife of Collatina. She killed herself to maintain her honor after king #SextusTarquinius raped her. The outraged citizens took their revenge by overthrowing the #monarchy.