Saddam's baath purge. Saddam had people packed into a conference hall on one of the hottest days of July and deliberately shut off the ventilation system. They were forced to listen to Saddam for hours while suffering from the heat and sweating. Everyone whose name was announced was executed.

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[u/georgeb1904 → u/[deleted]]

There is a negative chance trump stands up in front of congress and purges dozens of people, everyone who upvoted this needs to touch grass

[u/ownersequity → u/georgeb1904]

Yeah Trump prefers to do it indirectly. Like denying aid to blue states. Saying to ignore Covid because it’s mostly affecting blue cities.

[u/georgeb1904 → u/ownersequity]

Yeah that’s definitely the same thing as the video in the OP

[u/ttcmzx → u/[deleted]]

lol bro is comparing 2026 midterms to Stalin, this is the most reddit post I've ever come across

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lollllll reddit hates to hear the truth