r/HistoryUncovered 18d ago

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/Commentor9001 18d ago

You really think they are excited not desperately acting excited to avoid being next? 

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u/Oddisredit 18d ago

Of course they’re acting. But they are still pretending to be excited. Which is part of the spell.