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If you could send a book back in time for a person to read, what book would it be and who would be the recipient? (programming.dev)

submitted 7 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

From what I can tell, the "tyranny" that Caesar was killed for was because he wasn't for the Roman ownership class and was using his power to counteract the huge wealth disparities that existed at the end of the Roman Republic.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also the aim of the Business Plot against FDR.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If FDR had reacted to that like he should have, the course of history might be pretty different. For one thing, the Bushes might have never gained the power they did.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Agreed.

There should have been a massive purge.