Kings used to be sacrificed
Monday, January 14, 2013 6:13
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Reading Robert Graves Greek Myths, some kings used to get sacrificed. Some were smart buggers and had a child sacrificed to buy time instead! Later they started to use animals…
from a wiki: “The notion has prehistoric roots and is found worldwide, on Java as in sub-Saharan Africa, with shaman-kings credited with rain-making and assuring fertility and good fortune. On the other hand, the king might also be designated to suffer and atone for his people, meaning that the sacral king could be the pre-ordained victim of a human sacrifice, either regularly killed at the end of his term in the position, or sacrificed in times of crisis (e.g. Domalde).”
I’m not saying we should kill off governments lol, but some form of consequence for running a country into the ground would be nice. And don’t say “losing the election” is one, seriously. In Belgium it’s a bunch of families doing a table dance every election, representative democracy is a joke.
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