So like, it was definitely Trotsky right? (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago by autismdragon@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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In all seriousness I feel like the common answers I saw of Diogenes (because that was like, his entire shtick) or Socrates (because they killed him for being annoying) are probably better answers but saying its Trotsky on a leftist forum is way funnier.

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[-] kot@hexbear.net 32 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I know this is a shitpost, but the real reason Socrates was executed was his real or perceived ties with the dictatorship of the 30, which took power after they lost Peloponesian war, and killed a bunch of athenians.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

Huh, but also I'm sure him being insufferable did not help.

[-] healthkick@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

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[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

I.F. Stone Breaks the Socrates Story: An old muckraker sheds fresh light on the 2,500-year-old mystery and reveals some Athenian political realities that Plato did his best to hide.

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/socrates/ifstoneinterview.html