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soldierant

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4. I don't know what else I'd expect from a nation

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 09:07 PM

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of people who begged the Vikings to stay and rule over them.

Also, people - any people - do not like being lied to, believing the lies, and then finding out it was all lies. Ruling people through rage with lies can easily backfire. That's not PTSD - but PTSD along with it certainly doesn't make it any better.

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