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The pirate story illustrates Caesar's myth-making genius because he adjusts details around ransom, friendship, threat, and revenge to create a memorable public image.
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Pirates
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...just like. Okay now we'll just use force. We'll just be pirates. We'll just be the mafia. And so at the same time. The..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...just like. Okay now we'll just use force. We'll just be pirates. We'll just be the mafia. And so at the same time. The..."
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Jiang characterizes the Sea Peoples as a combination of pirates and refugees, hungry groups who attacked Egypt because it was the breadbasket of the world.
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He argues that the old rules-based international-order language has collapsed as a credible facade, so American power is shifting from hypocritical universalism to openly coercive pirate or mafia behavior.
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"...just like. Okay now we'll just use force. We'll just be pirates. We'll just be the mafia. And so at the same time. The..."
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"...he was 25, Julius Caesar was kidnapped, captured and kidnapped by pirates. Not a big deal, because he's of the nobility. And it's obvious..."
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"...it everywhere. Okay? The first embellishment he made was this. The pirates asked for a 20 silver talent ransom. Okay? Which is a lot..."
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"The pirates are like, that's really funny, man. Okay? So that's the second embellishment. The third embellishment is, Julius Caesar, after he was released,..."
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"...know is the Sea Peoples, they were basically a combination of pirates and also refugees. These people attacked Egypt because Egypt was the breadbasket..."
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