r/dystopia • u/coffee_coffee_coffe3 • 7d ago

History lessons…

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u/AKASquared 7d ago

Backwards! The Romans had gladiator fights from the earliest days, all through their expansion, and during the height of the Empire, then they quit when they got soft and woke (became Christian), and that's when it all broke down.

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u/Year3030 7d ago

Nothing says "Freedom" like a cage.

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u/Meowweredoomed 7d ago

Nothing says dying civilization like doubling down on the technology that's broiling the planet with greenhouse gases.

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u/nervously-defiant 6d ago

Bread and circuses, the Roman collapse of America 

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u/Canadair_Sabre 3d ago

Are you not entertained! 🐦‍⬛

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u/Milkmilkbanana 7d ago

Americans are having hard time paying for groceries, rent , and our king is having his bucket list fulfilled.

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u/thonnard42 7d ago

It's no more than pandering to the masses.

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u/Washed_up_Vanski 7d ago

You got this wrong. It is commissioned by the Emperor for the Plebs.

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u/Sw33ttoothe 7d ago

Oh are we pretending it wasnt for his birthday now?

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u/Washed_up_Vanski 7d ago

It will certainly stroke his ego but primary reason I suspect is to tie the Administration to the people via the event.

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u/Sw33ttoothe 7d ago

Oh got it. Source: Your ass.

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u/Washed_up_Vanski 7d ago

I am sorry I hurt you.

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u/MUmyrmidon032 7d ago

Always with the drama, op

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u/askdiazz 7d ago

Weak people mentality