You might think this would help prevent wars, but it was standard in the past for politicians to fight battles, and they were dying all the time back then in wars that were also much more common.
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devaly@ani.social 9 hours ago
If one country wants to go to war with another, politicians should be in the frontline
Hapankaali@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
devaly@ani.social 8 hours ago
Just because it happened before, doesn’t mean it doesn’t help prevent war.
Regardless, I just want to see Trump getting ass fucked in Iran.
Hapankaali@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I grant you, it would be hilarious to see footage of Trump on the front lines in Iran (Benny Hill music in the background).
esc@piefed.social 7 hours ago
It doesn’t help.
Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
RIP Gustavus Adolphus
REDACTED@infosec.pub 6 hours ago
To be fair, back then countries weren’t led by nursing home escapees
Hapankaali@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
It did in fact happen with regularity that incapable, insane or otherwise unsuitable rulers would end up ruling.
A famous example is Charles II of Habsburg (ruled the Kingdom of Spain from 1665-1700). Suffering from several though not precisely documented disabilities due to extensive inbreeding, he died in his late thirties.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
welsh!!?? I never knew. Oh my god the tudors even looks welsh now thst i think about it, this is crazy.
First_Thunder@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
Teddy rosevelt moment
CyberTheProtogen@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
It would probably make for younger world leaders too