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The Brothers Gracchi - V: The Final Fall - Extra History
🕑 Added 2016-09-02 07:32:16 +0000 UTC Democracy does not survive these things.But wait, where's Walpole? Well... this series is not over. Not exactly. Stay tuned for a special episode next week where we talk about the often-overlooked man who set the groundwork for all the Gracchi Brothers success, ambitions... and disastrous fate.
P.S. NINJA EDITED!
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Porcupine
What democracy doesn't survive is those necessarily few entrusted with the "-cracy" part failing to care about anything other than their own desires, in particular about what happens with the "demos" part. Everything else that happens after that is nothing but consequences...
Jason Youngberg
Wow. This is why we need to study history. Anyone who doesn't see the parallels with the USA recently hasn't been paying attention. Let's hope we can learn from the past and avoid repeating it.
Joseph Parrish
Nice work! Another great series. By the way, I'm a political activist, and I would love to research and write a series for you that teaches about the history of democracy, perhaps of Athens in particular. I don't want anything in return, only to be able to contribute. Let me know what you think.
Jim McGeehin
There's nothing new under the sun.
Kathyrne
I say Go! Be stealthy! And take a much needed break. * Kitty Hugs!! *
Kathyrne
And speaking of repeating history, notice any similarities with the current American culture...?
eLNeroDiablo Studios
Better be careful, Genji-class ninjas are rather pesky to disposed of properly. ;P
Sean Sarff
Damn edit ninjas. Good thing the team is taking a break. Gonna have to fumigate the whole page to get rid of them before we're infested.
Soul Spire Studios
Thank you!
Jim McGeehin
This corruption isn't anything to ignore, the senatorial class in Rome had become widely corrupt by this point with positively palatial houses. The senators had enacted a self-preserving power society, which in turn, fostered resentment from the population. This story is repeated countless times, from the Gracchi reforms all the way to the Arab Spring. Corruption and contempt from the ruling class leads to the rise of dissatisfaction and demagougery. The Brothers Gracchi used their veto power to essentially force their agenda, inviting backlash. The reforms of the army would end up putting private professional troops into the hands of political strongmen, to which autocracy is a natural conclusion. All governmental systems have their weaknesses, and democracy's is corruption.
Adam "Lux-Vertas" Youdontneedtoknowmysurname
shame we never learn from the past...
Nessf
Depends how many of them there are. You know - conservation of ninjitsu and all that. One tired ninja will still be more effective than 10 well rested ones, because the one tired ninja-editor will get all the ninjitsu instead of having to spread it around. (but seriously - good episode was good)
Timothy McLean
I would have thought tired ninjas would be less effective at stealth.
