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The 'Liberatores': "Now we can go back to the good old days, when the poors knew their place, and we could freely murder reformist politicians!"
The poors: [support a brutal military junta over going back to that]
Liberatores: "Why do the poors hate freedom"
They were protecting their power because Ceasar was consolidating power, not just for subjugation. That's the whole debate. Ceasar was becoming a dictator, but he was popular in Rome. He was committing genocide. He used war and the destruction of foreign lands to upold flagrant triumphants. At the same time, Brutus was a conniving piece of shit. The real question is, why do we still simp for the Romans?
Edit: History nerds are fine. I'm more talking about the kind of guys that try to live like a viking and buy a horned helmet, but Rome.
Edit 2: If you don't think ceasar committed genocide, you're insane and ignore evidence. Check out this 5+ HOUR LONG VIDEO DETAILING IT, WITH EVIDENCE AND CITATIONS. (Dan Carlin)
Also, shout out to Vercingetorix. I also love how a debate from the Romans is still bleeding into today. That's interesting.
https://youtu.be/iT92zx790c4?si=Pa88OGvMZz11eeRG