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bucolic_frolic

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1. The OP attests to the long arc and judgment of history

Reply to RoeVWade (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 02:17 PM

Apr 2025

Also, economically, once the tyrant exploits everything for himself and his sycophants, the people rebel.

So, no, there are no heroic tyrants, they manage the political system for themselves and that's not sustainable over the long term.

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Are there any heroic figures in history, known primarily for arresting and deporting people. [View all] RoeVWade Apr 2025 OP

The OP attests to the long arc and judgment of history bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #1

"Known primarily", or ones that have actually done so, and reported on very little? yagotme Apr 2025 #2

I couldn't think of anyone who's done it who celebrates the process like Trump except tyrants. RoeVWade Apr 2025 #4

Oscar Schindler? Frasier Balzov Apr 2025 #3

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Lord Acton Ping Tung Apr 2025 #5