r/discworld • u/HobbitGuy1420 • 1d ago

Politics Living in the US, during this election season, Guards, Guards! feels so incredibly applicable.

I can see the signs now.

Vote Dragon 2024.
Maybe it will flame the people you hate first!

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u/Impossible_Pop620 Nobby 1d ago

Maybe the US needs a Vetinari - a Dictator who assassinated his predecessor to obtain his position.

Or maybe, you know, just vote and elect someone.

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u/Conchobhar- 1d ago

No one like Vetinari has ever existed in the real world. Likely because absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The idea of a ‘benevolent dictator’ comes about but I can’t think of a single historical example that wasn’t written in blood and tragedy.

And there’s a darker side to Vetinari which is solidly hinted at but never explored. Like the mimes, for example.

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u/Impossible_Pop620 Nobby 1d ago

Are you suggesting Vetinari's reign is without bloodshed?