The Sword of Damocles is an ancient Greek moral anecdote, an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. Its main character, Damocles, was based on a courtier in the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse, a ruler of Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia, during the classical Greek era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Damocles #trump #midterms #elections #cartoon #fascism #authoritarianism