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eppur_se_muova

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7. A prerogative reserved for royalty.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:31 AM

Dec 16

Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue shriller than all the music
Cry “Caesar.” Speak. Caesar is turned to hear.

Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, scene 2

When Caesar refers to himself in the third person, it is interpreted as an ominous sign that he already regards himself as royalty. Victoria took it even further, by using the plural: "We are not amused."

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Why does tRump use his own name when talking about himself. If I was talking about my thoughts I would use the pronoun [View all] debm55 Dec 16 OP

Putin's A.I. running trumps brain.................nt IA8IT Dec 16 #1

Because he is damaged C_U_L8R Dec 16 #2

Total meglamania. marble falls Dec 16 #3

Because the royal "we" isn't enough to express his Greatness off-the-clock Dec 16 #4

Every raging asshole I've known in my life has had a bad habit of referring to himself in the third person. Aristus Dec 16 #5

Malignant narcissism ZDU Dec 16 #6

A prerogative reserved for royalty. eppur_se_muova Dec 16 #7

He switches between both. mwmisses4289 Dec 16 #8