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No, it's a fight over Russian expansionism. America *isn't* a "Second Roman Republic" and has zero links to it. The only person of note/fame who thinks otherwise is Ben Shapiro, and he's not only way outside mainstream American political thought but he's also outside mainstream American...

The whole “America is the successor of Rome” shtick is something that only applies in the sense of “republic that has a ton of reach and influence in the world” Most Americans don’t really consider it anything more than a parallel, and if we are a successor to any empire, it’s the British than...

Short answer: No Long answer: Legal successor, absolutely not. As a descendant? Kind of, but it's complicated. The Roman Empire as a unified state ended in 395 (I actually just had to double check this today so it's still fresh in my mind). The Western Roman Empire fell in 476, and was...