Roman society weaponizes hatred, guilt, contempt, and self-disgust by redirecting the energy toward enemies.
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Roman society weaponizes hatred, guilt, contempt, and self-disgust by redirecting the energy toward enemies.
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"So you're a father, right? And these are your two sons. You love your two sons more than anything else in the world. You..."
"He hates his son, but he hates himself even more. There's all this crazy energy, hateful energy that's being unleashed. The Roman way is..."
"...all this aggressive military power, all this military power, all this military energy, then translate into civil war. Okay?"
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