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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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Public Image
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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Jiang argues that Zelenskyy's background and incentives make him care about what looks good on television rather than what works strategically.
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"...from an early age, Julius Caesar cared a lot about his public image. He cared about how people perceived and remember him. Okay? So..."
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"They started to pay the ransom, and Julius Caesar was free to go. Okay? Now, very simple story. But what Julius Caesar did was..."
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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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"...And the reason why is that Zelenskyy is a master of public image manipulation, okay?"
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"He was distorting reality for people through television. The problem with that, though, is it's not reality, guys, okay? Reality, the reality on the..."
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Julius Caesar was not only a general or politician.
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