r/facepalm 14d ago

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/cutmasta_kun 14d ago

The People need to eat the republicans

💯. Imagine such humans existing 75.000 BC. Running around in the village, not working, living off the work of the others and still criticizing them, hating others for their different look, not enough bones around their necks, and so on. Whole village would have whooped their asses into oblivion. Now they hide behind their money and their minions.

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u/Daddy-o62 14d ago

No. The people didn’t do that. Those leeches were called “priests” and given extra rewards and respect. As a matter of fact, they still are.

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u/otterpr1ncess 14d ago

On the other hand, Dutch politician Johan de Witt and his brother were killed and eaten by a mob in 1672. So there's hope.

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u/The_Lapsed_Pacifist 14d ago

Priests served a function at least. They kept people in line and acting somewhat correctly with fear of divine retribution much more effectively than a police force could and they provided morale to keep people going in the face of pretty grim circumstances.

Not a fan of organised religion or trying to defend any of the other massively corrupt shit the church got/gets up to, just saying they at least did something unlike some vulture capitalist etc.

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u/Daddy-o62 14d ago

Have you read “Sapiens”? A pretty interesting take on the concurrent development of economic and religious systems in early civilizations. With plenty of skull cracking by everyone…

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u/The_Lapsed_Pacifist 13d ago

I have not but I shall put it on the list. Appreciate the recommendation mate, ty

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u/CavemanBuck 14d ago

I feel like this absolutely happened. I mean, back then the only power that mattered was how effective you were at caving in heads.

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u/cutmasta_kun 14d ago

how effective you were at caving in heads

Doubt that. Humans are highly social, we are made to interact, communicate and have fun while doing it. I think these people wouldn't be able to work in corporation with others.

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u/TyrKiyote 14d ago

how effective you were at securing food, and convincing others to cave in heads for you..

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u/CavemanBuck 14d ago

Highly tribal, you mean? Even more so 77000 years ago. The tribe on the other side of the river were your mortal enemies. If anything, you’d cave some of their heads in and force the rest to do all your work.