Weeell… If you actually look at some of the things the elites back then did and how the place was run, it was pretty damn extreme, even compared to today’s Trump era. Just two examples out of many to look up would names like Crassus or Caligula. As far-fetched as it may seem looking at just the modern world, I actually would argue that the sheer degree of general bastardry has come down a lot since then.
That may be the case, but no empire in the ancient world could possibly compare to the sheer scale of bastardry that takes place in the modern world. The US empire causes more suffering in a day than the Roman empire did in its entire history.
Weeell… If you actually look at some of the things the elites back then did and how the place was run, it was pretty damn extreme, even compared to today’s Trump era. Just two examples out of many to look up would names like Crassus or Caligula. As far-fetched as it may seem looking at just the modern world, I actually would argue that the sheer degree of general bastardry has come down a lot since then.
That may be the case, but no empire in the ancient world could possibly compare to the sheer scale of bastardry that takes place in the modern world. The US empire causes more suffering in a day than the Roman empire did in its entire history.
Yeah that’s fair, the west is only one part of the world though. Plenty of mad stuff happening elsewhere!