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Yes, there's a decent chance. Lots of the crazier stories about the "bad" emperors are exaggerations or wholesale fabrications.
by marcellus23 3y ago
Yes, there's a decent chance. Lots of the crazier stories about the "bad" emperors are exaggerations or wholesale fabrications.
- juujian 3y agoOn the other hand, we do have eccentric dictators today/last century, reasonable to assume that there were some nutjob dictators thousands of years ago.
- Xorakios 3y agolike enjoying beachfront holidays while Maui burns? or watching football while Iraq is invaded under fake WMD assertions to provide someone has a bigger swinging d*ck than his father? or flying to golfing holidays even though parabolic antennas and drones mean they aren't safe from eavesdropping any more... antiquated habits and shows of power and privilege are a terrible combination
- vkou 3y agoJust so it's clear to me, since it's been a few days, exactly at what point in time will it be OK for people to enjoy beachfront holidays[1] again? [1] In parts of the world that aren't actively trying to rebuild from a horrible disaster and are thus closed to tourists and other gawkers.
- juujian 3y agoI was more thinking along the lines of Saddam Hossein having someone write a copy of the Qur'an using his blood, but sure.
- MrMember 3y agoThe worst emperors of Rome did so many horrific things that some of the stories about them are bound to be embellished.