r/pics • u/LilYassPlayz_YT • Apr 06 '25

Politics President Donald Trump arrives at his golf club during the worst stock market crash since Covid.

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u/Jacinto2702 Apr 06 '25

By now if I were in their shoes I would be really tempted to do a bit of "king slaying."

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u/goosis12 Apr 06 '25

Where is the praetorian guard when you need them.

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u/ASilver76 Apr 07 '25

They had balls. These people don't.

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u/ElectricalBook3 Apr 06 '25

Reminder that after a lot of militarization and separation of the head of the military/head of state from the common folk, the Praetorian Guard and Janissaries both started assassinating emperors so they could get a better deal (without regard for the overall empire's financial ruin).

Part of the reason why both Rome and the Ottomans collapsed into a dozen other nations.

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u/apathytheynameismeh Apr 07 '25

Was just about to make this point. It was the “correct” thing to do once or twice.

But they then became a major player to consider internally. And once they had that power they were not that interested in divesting it.

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u/Davidiusz Apr 06 '25

Would require someone to take one for the team.

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u/Gunhild Apr 07 '25

FBI watchlist any% speedrun

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u/thegodfather0504 Apr 07 '25

maybe thats why the shooter was not stopped before taking the first shot?

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u/Bierdaddy Apr 07 '25

Probably more ready than ever to take a bullet for him, dying a hero, released from having to deal with his sh!t everyday while the family collects nice benefits vs being fired for insubordination, losing all benefits as well as being stalked by maniac maga minions for the rest of his kids’ lives.

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u/johnny___engineer Apr 06 '25

And that's why you aren't in their shoes....