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Tinder Would Probably Ban These Famous Historic Figures

Geoffrey Rush, as the Marquis de Sade. The Telegraph

Tiberius’s Perversion Palace Would Have Gotten Him Kicked Off Tinder (And Hopefully Arrested)

Ruins of Tiberius’s pleasure palace in Capri. Italy Magazine

Tiberius also had pleasure gardens stocked with teenaged boys and girls. Sometimes younger. They were dressed in outfits from Greco-Roman myths and legends. Oftentimes, they were forced to run around in various states of undress. As he grew older, Tiberius grew increasingly impotent, and was often just a spectator in the perversions acted out for his pleasure. Inside his palaces and villas, he had walls covered with explicit paintings and murals of all kinds of carnal acts. From the routine to the shockingly depraved. The artwork served as a menu. When Tiberius wanted to cut to the chase, all he had to do was point at a particular painting to communicate what he wanted done. There are even rumors of younger victims that he subjected to his sick perversions.

Examining historical figures like Tiberius and others reveals a troubling pattern. Indecency, perversion, and a lack of compassion marred their reigns. Such traits, rendering individuals profoundly unfit for leadership, cast shadows on their ability to govern effectively. A ruler’s duty extends beyond wielding power; it involves governing with integrity, empathy, and a genuine concern for the well-being of the governed. Leaders marked by moral turpitude and a disregard for basic human decency not only corrode the fabric of their societies but also contribute to a legacy of dysfunction, cruelty, and suffering.

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