• 1 Post
  • 20 Comments
Joined 2 years ago
cake
Cake day: July 17th, 2023

help-circle
  • “Rome wasn’t built in a day”

    Has an entirely different message to me. It’s often used as a reminder to be patient, not to loose your temper, etc.

    On the day Rome was founded Romulus killed his brother Remus and marked out the city of Rome, construction starts. This is my initial reaction.

    The next thing the Romans, a group of men (probably criminals), did after founding Rome was to raid their neighbours and kidnap their women. Rome then makes war for the better part of a thousand years, eventually subjugating the known world.

    I think it’s better used as a reminder subjugation starts out in small measures. “Parliament just passed antiterrorism laws, I’m sure they’re to protect us” “Rome wasn’t built in a day”












  • Kayel@aussie.zonetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    21
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    It’s an interesting one to me for two reasons.

    \1. Israels allies are culturally and ideologically opposed to what Israel has been doing in the region since WW2. It is imperialistic, subjugating and what the west has been trying to move away from in the later half of the 20th century. However, it is strategic to them to support Israel so they will continue to bite their tongues and support their ally.

    \2. After the second world war Europe has been very cautious of any nation displaying imperialist intent. The mindset was featured heavily in the Falkland island conflict, etc. With Israel’s obvious intent of expanding their land, especially with Zionist ambition, many strategists in Europe may find themselves thinking of the similarities between 1940s Germany and the current political ideology of the state of Israel.