Many decades ago, I remember reading that the Roman Emperor Caligula wanted to make his horse a consul. Caligula was depraved, cruel, and arguably insane. Although reliable sources aver that it never actually happened, I thought the Caligula horse story was the craziest in all recorded history.
Yet today we are told, with great seriousness, that men can not only menstruate--but they can also get pregnant and give birth. Today many parents are powerless to prevent their children from having their sexual organs mutilated. Nowadays it is mandatory to accept that there are dozens of different genders, even though there are still only two human chromosomes--X and Y. Okay, the X and Y may get a little confused in some instances, but really, 68 genders? As the current occupant of the White House would say, "Come on, man" ("man?" How sexist!).
Whatever happened to "follow the science" or better yet, "the science is settled." Evidently, it's not when the "authorities" say it isn't.
In the grip of this madness, today there are many crazier stories than Caligula's horse. A horse as a Roman consul sounds more reasonable, and less damaging, than the destructive insanities our modern society is grappling with now. One theory about the planned promotion of Caligula's horse was that the emperor wanted to put Roman politicians in their place. He wanted to demonstrate to them that even his horse could do their job.
Not to be a "neigh" sayer, but when it comes to our current sorry crop of politicians, I'll bet that even crazy Caligula would hesitate to insult his horse with a government position.
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| Emperor Caligula and Incitatus ~ British Museum |
