<![CDATA[Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy.]]>Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/32c3c6b4-c83d-43a9-94f1-46dec55641d8/spoiler-alert-for-anyone-who-doesn-t-have-a-passing-familiarity-with-literature-history-or-religion-but-any-leader-who-erects-a-gold-statue-of-himself-is-never-the-good-guy.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 09:12:19 GMTTue, 12 May 2026 00:50:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy. on Tue, 12 May 2026 13:42:18 GMT]]>@MostlyHarmless it just gives the population something to tear down… usually right before the guillotines.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mathaetaes/statuses/116561893030949513https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mathaetaes/statuses/116561893030949513Tue, 12 May 2026 13:42:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy. on Tue, 12 May 2026 13:10:47 GMT]]>@MostlyHarmless @taylan
"It's not a golden calf! honest!"
- MAGA "christian"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://noc.social/users/light/statuses/116561769113168388https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://noc.social/users/light/statuses/116561769113168388Tue, 12 May 2026 13:10:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:06:14 GMT]]>@MostlyHarmless “The best way to convince people you aren’t praying before a golden idol would be to not pray before a golden idol.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.makerforums.info/users/clolsonus/statuses/116561279327999749https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.makerforums.info/users/clolsonus/statuses/116561279327999749Tue, 12 May 2026 11:06:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy. on Tue, 12 May 2026 09:49:22 GMT]]>@MostlyHarmless good guys (as well as many bad guys) wait until they are dead before someone else thinks they are good enough, rightly or wrongly, to be memorialised with a statue, gold or otherwise.
Someone who arranges for a statue to be erected in their lifetime must be really insecure and also likely very aware that no one would erect one once they were gone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/marjolica/statuses/116560977078775329https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/marjolica/statuses/116560977078775329Tue, 12 May 2026 09:49:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy. on Tue, 12 May 2026 08:55:42 GMT]]>@MostlyHarmless Really good guys go for platinum.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Krazov/statuses/116560766095836784https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Krazov/statuses/116560766095836784Tue, 12 May 2026 08:55:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy. on Tue, 12 May 2026 04:46:12 GMT]]>@MostlyHarmless

Vide:

https://youtu.be/vmIcQTA1iu0

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/gordonkerry/statuses/116559785011304661https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/gordonkerry/statuses/116559785011304661Tue, 12 May 2026 04:46:12 GMT