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Politics and sports are often linked. From chariot races to football clubs, real politic change happens through sports. Here's an account of the famous chario
by throwaway13337 6y ago
Politics and sports are often linked.
From chariot races to football clubs, real politic change happens through sports.
Here's an account of the famous chariot race riot in ancient Constantinople:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots
Humans will make an identity group worth dying for over anything.
- konjin 6y agoThat was literally the teams uniting over politics and burning the city down. Bread and circuses was a state policy in the Empire for a reason.