Archive for February 5th, 2007
Gladiator on the Present Situation
There is a scene in the movie Gladiator with the following dialog: Commodus: My father’s war against the barbarians – he said it himself: it achieved nothing. But the people loved him. Lucilla: The people always love victories. Commodus: Why? They didn’t see the battles. What do they care about Germania? Lucilla: They care about [...]
Posted: February 5th, 2007 under Politics.
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