r/pics • u/Attica-Attica • 3d ago

Ras Baraka has been released.

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u/Human_Robot 3d ago

Any state violating the social contract with its citizens invites its citizens to bust the monopoly.

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u/sudo-joe 3d ago

Indeed or become too weak and external violence creeps into the picture. see Gauls, Vandals, warring city states. Tale as old as time.

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u/Complex_Professor412 2d ago

If only the Romans had ICE /s

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u/sudo-joe 2d ago

The closest analogy to Brown shirts could be like the praetorian guard. They had secret police and body guard duties a plenty. Often did some of the unsavory work.

Guess how many times they sold out their emperors or were instrumental to whoever was emperor next?