• MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    And that’s how assassination becomes a national hobby.

    I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can’t remember how it ended.

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      1 year ago

      I mean there was this old Italian guy that tried that a few thousand years ago. I can’t remember how it ended.

      With his adopted son as dictator. Not the best example.

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        1 year ago

        He was also recognized as a god by the Roman state after his death as a stern lesson to all those aspiring dictators out there.