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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also monarchy. You guillotine a king and the monarchy instantly jumps to the next one.

[–] supertrucker@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's probably why being a crown prince in medieval times was more hazardous than a bering strait crab fisherman running for president of the United States

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Actually it was very very safe, if you compare it with peasants or burghers with occupational hazard being very low. Well, unless you were an Ottoman prince.