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I'll bet if you could wake up a politician from the ancient world and tell him that the "information age" allows an army to solicit money on its own and use tha
by RNCTX 6y ago
I'll bet if you could wake up a politician from the ancient world and tell him that the "information age" allows an army to solicit money on its own and use that money to act contrary to the ruling class, such a politician would laugh and say no such civilization could possibly survive.
- rsynnott 6y agoThey'd probably find that a lot more familiar than we do. Rome was managing an effective military coup every few years towards the end of the Republic.
- Alenycus 6y agoI mean the praetorian guard literally auctioned off the position of Roman emperor.
- 082349872349872 6y agoAt least Nero could play the fiddle
- RNCTX 6y agoSlippery slope lesson in that. When Caesar 1 crossed a river with his army it was a big deal.
- rsynnott 6y agoI mean, it was a big deal in that it was historically impactful, but he was far from the first.