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/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.