Because they INVENTED THE DOME

More seriously, empires of the past are often fascinating because of the combination of traits they display in tandem with the diverse ways they can be examined, both positively and negatively.

Empires of the past are, typically, relatively well-recorded and demonstrate a wide array of the capabilities of humankind when well-organized. Obviously, for people who like the funny little fellows with weapons and armor, empires are always fun, because you kind of fucking die if you’re an empire which can’t marshal decent military forces; but empires have a vast array of appeal beyond that. The organizational and government complexity of the Inca providing both benefits and obligations; the insistent lawgiving of the Romans; the architectural marvels of the Egyptians; the intense artistic patronage of the Hellenic empires; the rise of theory of government in Han China; the trading instruments of the British Empire; and so on.

And these aren’t limited to the stated, nor does one need to restrain oneself to thinking about one. Think about the architecture of the Romans and the lawgiving of the Inca, or the art of Han China and government theory in the Hellenic Empires - in both cases, you’ll find plenty of fascinating material. There’s always something to learn, with beauty, horror, and most consistently, fascinating insight into the myriad ways human beings see ourselves and execute great undertakings.

I live to serve!

(though honestly I don’t think about the Galactic Empire that much - nice stormtroopers, but that’s about it for me)

Yes Cassian, this imperial sympathizer right here

I wish I could say I was surprised.

But it’s closer to the original ‘Founding Fathers’ this way

It’s hand-drawn, just mocking GenAI pics.

Though AI pics sometimes still have trouble with text.

Me, staring down an oncoming semi as I cross the street to establish dominance

As soon as I’m back on my meds, I’m moving to Piefed, myself.

Tankies don’t grow up. They just rust, becoming even more repugnant and useless.

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a ‘leftist’ on here mocking ordinary folk for getting involved in national protests, I’d have a few dollars. Which isn’t a lot, but is more than I have any business getting from people who claim to be fucking left-wing.

They had Gelatinous Cube for dessert that night, the remains are hard to get off the plates with anything less.

After having my body break, I learned both that I was more attached to my former body than I thought, and became acutely aware of how tied up my identity was with my new, broken body.

… it’s a strange way to acquire an emotional understanding of identity and one’s own body. Would not recommend. Take a philosophy class like a normal person, you’ll be happier for it, I promise.

EGGS

Rare Iran W.

Latin words have so many declensions, it’s nightmarish.

It’s called DANCE FIGHTING, and West Side Story taught me that it’s dangerous enough to get the cops involved

“Supporting Ukraine is supporting NAZIS! Only supporting civilians having their hands tied behind their backs and shot in the head by Russian invaders for the crime of being Ukrainian is the True Anti-Bigot Position.”

That sounds like Gr*ek talk!

Critical support for imperialism is the only TRUE anti-imperialist position!

Explanation: A rare bit of OC from me modifying the “Just as the Founding Fathers intended” copypasta.

“Mehercules” is “By Hercules!”, a common Roman exclamation. A gladius is a Roman shortsword, made for stabbing, but as incidents against Greek troops demonstrate, also very capable of lopping off limbs with hacks and slashes. A pilum is a javelin. “Ubi mel, ibi apes” means “Where there’s honey, there’s bees!” A scorpio is a small artillery piece generally used for firing bolts, but sometimes used for specialist ammunition like pots filled with flammable material. Vigiles were Roman town watch/firefighters, and in the city of Rome itself, they actually did maintain some catapults for the purpose of quickly demolishing burning buildings in especially fire-prone areas. Better to lose one building than the whole block! A pugio is a Roman military dagger.

“Conscript Fathers” is another name for the Roman Senate, as the idea was that the Senate was comprised of men who were elderly (and thus the fathers in their household) and regardless of whether or not they willed it. In theory. In practice, becoming a Senator was pretty highly desired, but the Romans did love their false modesty regarding power. “No, no, I couldn’t POSSIBLY accept a position of authority… unless… you were to insist… 👉👈🥺”