Explanation: Not cities in general, but the city of Rome, specifically.
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
269 points (99.3% liked)
Political Memes
10312 readers
2114 users here now
Welcome to politcal memes!
These are our rules:
Be civil
Jokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.
No misinformation
Don’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.
Posts should be memes
Random pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.
No bots, spam or self-promotion
Follow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.
No AI generated content.
Content posted must not be created by AI with the intent to mimic the style of existing images
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
I feel like rulers have basically been solving for every thing that can be thrown at them.
Sounds like a general strike
Secessio plebis. The long translated name just looks weird. Also it would be a lot easier to not think about ancient Rome if it weren't relevant every day.
Reverse atlas shrugged
But mh netflix, and that new season of strager things and the nuggies from mkdezz and and and that lafuuufu and and I have work in the morning....
Legit, though, people are overwhelmed. Worse than that, we lack organizations of the sort which give workers bravery - even Romans had proto-unions called collegia in addition to this all taking place inside of a single city.
But I still believe that the working class has power, and bravery, within them.
This is the most rational take I've seen on the possibility of a general strike. I've seen the argument that people need to suck it up and just do it together, right next to the counterpoint that some people simply can't. They, or perhaps their children or loved ones, could die, and that's something you can't just ASK of people (unless you're a government, apparently). And if not enough people managed to participate in the strike then they would have died in vain. Two things can be true at the same time, though, and I think a general strike is still a good idea, there just needs to be a decently large group of people (who know what they're doing) to give it a kickstart. I'm sure more people would join as such a movement gained publicity.
Bread and circuses….
Billionaires are worthless parasites who can’t do anything for themselves this would be hilarious or we could excommunicate them all to an island where they would have to fin for themselves. We could make it a reality show like the hunger games