Here's a clue...stop watching whatever it is your watching.

Recently even the question “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” went viral:

Not at all?

It's almost impressive, how often Americans can look at a global event and somehow make it about themselves.

The final ingredient is the dissolution of the US republic.

Edit: downvotes from people in denial or oblivious about the rise of fascism in the USA, I guess.