3. The concept of Egypt

 

I. 

What did the equestrians mean to Rome? That is the first question besides What is Rome In and Of Itself... Rome was like D.C. is: a city of the pen. But what were the equestrians to that city of the pen? Simply put, the power behind the "throne" - but even more importantly the power "outside the room" where records were made. 

II.

Pain is not the same as hurt. There's some guys that love not only pain but being hurt. There is an obvious reason these guys are dangerous to society. But there's also some questions about why that should be asked. For instance: this. There s the sort of man that comes out of a group that used to beat him up a lot but now they no longer do, and just watch whatever he does. Who is this man and why is he no longer being beaten up on by his "friends?" Here's the answer to both; they used to beat him up but now they don't because he finally started beating them up instead, like they wanted him to. (Thought about when watching Rocky III.)

III.

When the Roman equestrians of that class reached the praetorship of Egypt...

IV. 

Let's for real talk about the for-real meaning of the rhetorical power of "no." The honest-to-god truth is that "no" has been used as an offensive to prompt speech, but this puts speech on the defensive. "No means no" should in fact be gospel, but not "no means talk." So much of the rhetorical power of "no" is about the desire for a person to talk and justify themselves, but this, if applied universally as a custom universalizability, is going to lead to all talking being on the defensive of yourself - don't you think that would be a bad thing? 

V. 

Only one more question: What did the praetorship of Egypt mean to this equestrian class? Egypt was nothing to begin from - a place where theywere all that was needed to have a sort of law. 

VI. 

...you are so slow we don't need your support. Not that because you are slow, but for reasons that you are so slow because you're not to be the ones giving us support. ...

VII.

What did Egypt mean?

VIII.

What does Egypt need? It needs the plants to grow. It needs the Sun to shine, the waters to come, but, not too high, and on time. It needs the plants to grow, only that. 

IX.

The problem and what they need to be told, is that they have nothing but themselves and who they are. 

X. 

Why is it so delicate? Because the good guys lost...Why is that so delicate? Because people's hopes and dreams are delicate. They don't like to figure out at the end of the day, that their most desired and beloved ideas were already talked about and campaigned on. But? There's no reason why they can't talk about them again...

XI. 

"Like that river twisting through a dusty land": in Egypt. 

XII.

Why religion? Because people only believe it when they see it. 

XIII. 

"Egyptians" want only to know why they are so confused.

IX.

People in a state of Egypt need to know only what they have in and of themselves, and then they can be told what they are allowed to have. 

X. 

But more than that, they need someone who will tell them what it is that they need, most of all; that all they need is to have the plants grow.

XI. 

In summa: it's like that quote, a song lyric, by Duran Duran no less:

"Just like that river twisting though a dusty land..."