• But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Yea, yes it was. The fall of western Rome was marked with lots of stupid, including xenophobia and racism and rich idiots in charge who should have never been anywhere near government.

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      5 days ago

      Then again most of their life had included xenophobia and what would today be considered racism. Some empires even had their hayday during xenophobia and racism.

      It’s almost a default setting for humanity