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When I bring up the subject of Kevin Rudd’s brutal factional knifing, I am often accused of living in the past.
In fact nothing could be further from the truth. For example, let me take you back to 44BC.
This was another year when a group of factional powerbrokers decided their personal political interests would be much better served if they too knifed a leader who, despite his widely acknowledged vision and intellect, was criticised as being too imperious and autocratic.
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Pope John Paul was shot in St Peter’s Square in Rome on this day in 1981.
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Peter says:
I don’t think he would have changed peoples Christianity any more than a Muslim emperor or an Aethiest President would have. People aren’t told what their spirituality is going to be, they believe what they believe. If your world is a godless place then you have it right now, i… Read more »
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TheRealDave says:
Its an absolute tragedy for humanity that Superman became a paraplegic after falling off his horse and eventually died but Saul of Tarsis only got brain damage…. Read more »
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