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minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoI’d forgotten about that. Being onside with your military is dictatorship 101, what is he thinking?
minus-squareSingletona082@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoIt isn’t even Dictatorship 101. It’s been something since the Romans, probably since before the bronze age collapse. You keep the people who have guns and training happy. Or Else.
minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·59 minutes agoThe Romans certainly provide a lot of examples of it.
I’d forgotten about that. Being onside with your military is dictatorship 101, what is he thinking?
It isn’t even Dictatorship 101. It’s been something since the Romans, probably since before the bronze age collapse.
You keep the people who have guns and training happy. Or Else.
The Romans certainly provide a lot of examples of it.