• P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Recent history? I’ve never even heard of anything like this in all of human history.

    Assassin kills a prominent leader. Public opinion for leader falls and people tend to side with the assassin. Government makes reforms to achieve assassin’s goals. Name one other case like that.

    Maybe the French Revolution, but that was a large group of people, not one assassin completely changing public opinion for an entire movement.

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      1 year ago

      I meant the impact, or effect, not the intent.

      Because as far as impact, Archduke Ferdinand, might want a word.

      But yes, I agree with everything you said, with just with one big caveat: I’m not a historian.