Re: the us being the oldest modern democracy, does San Marino count? They’re certainly the oldest democracy but given how they have consuls I dunno if they count as modern
I write, over at @BulwarkOnline, how the January 6th insurrection shows troubling similarities to the ways ancient Greek tyrants seized power - troubling in no small part because wanna-be tyrants kept trying until they won.https://www.thebulwark.com/ancient-insurrections-and-ours/ …
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Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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I have been reading a great deal of ancient history the last few years. I am always struck how we are just the same as the ancients.
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Humans haven't evolved at all in 3,000 or so years. They're the exact same as us. We may be better fed. That's about all the difference there is.
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"Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices." So I see.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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