#had him strangle an old woman and burn the sacred flower grove after becoming King of Wakanda and the reason is that otherwise he is

[andthebeanstalk]

Me, an American, researching the fall of the Roman Republic and noticing some... parallels:

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#original #american politics #rome #roman empire #really Rome fell multiple times in a way. I feel like the Roman Republic dissolving and becoming an Empire is a kind of fall. #listen. i want the state to dissolve as much as the next guy but we have got to get on this community organizing and defense business ASAP #because when empires fall it often ends most poorly for the folks who are already the most in need of help #and that is the extent of my modern knowledge. my ancient-world knowledge tells me now is a good time to invest in #horse-mounted combat. #so i guess i should learn more about the gun debate as it pertains to Black liberation bc i only ever hear the white side of the gun debate #and I'm not saying that Erik Killmonger was RIGHT i am just saying that he was actually probably right and there is a reason that the film #had him strangle an old woman and burn the sacred flower grove after becoming King of Wakanda and the reason is that otherwise he is #just the hero of the film. #and we can't have a marvel film that isn't painfully centrist and we can't have a marvel film that changes the social landscape of the #shared universe #anyway i do still think mounted combat sounds rad as hell but it is possibly outdated lol #also i heard this great limestone recipe for building GREAT BIG DOMES #which seemed important to Rome. their domes outlasted their shitty government anyway. #if anyone shows up claiming to be the next Caesar kill him immediately. but watch out. he has a nephew who will HUNT YOU DOWN LIKE DOGS #that was an octavian caesar joke. he was julius Caesar's great nephew and (posthumously) adopted son #and also the single scariest bitch in roman history. if this was Heathers he'd be the red one. and also Veronica would die halfway thru #because you DO NOT WANT TO FUCK WITH OCTAVIUS CAESAR