Faine Greenwood: How did I not know that the Dutch once got so mad at their ruler that they ate him??

How did I not know that the Dutch once got so mad at their ruler that they ate him??

A gentle reminder of how some other nations have let their rulers know their displeasure dutchreview.com/culture/dutc...

Johan de Witt: That time the Dutch people ate their prime ministerdutchreview.com Johan de Witt, the leader of the Dutch Republic, was killed and eaten by a Dutch mob following much discontent amongst the masses.

I’m not eating Trump. You can have my piece.

presumably he was named bill so they could split him?

Not a ruler though, he was a Grand Pensionary (like a Prime Minister, but more powerful) who got eaten by people who wanted the royal family back. So it’s really a story about people’s desire for authoritarian leadership

What are the chances he tastes better than those damn steaks?

Dumas wrote a book about it, great stuff (and way shorter than The Count of Monte Cristo)

(wait ... "eat the rich" is literal ...?? Jesus fucking Christ)

after all, why shouldn't we

Prions

save the head for a pike to warn the other rich that they too are made of meat

Reduce, reuse, recycle. 🍴🤤

I’m getting hungry

maybe they took "let them eat cake" literally

I just watched a movie about that moviessilently.com/2024/06/30/t... thanks to Movies Silently

The Black Tulip (1921) A Silent Film Reviewmoviessilently.com A lesser-known Alexandre Dumas novel brought to the screen as a Dutch-British co-production. Set at the start of the reign of William of Orange, it is a tale of death, jealousy and flowers. Home Media...

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Yep, the Dutch do not like being invaded by the French, as it turns out. Worth noting that that leader of the eaters died via mole

You don’t say .l.

That's where strudel comes from

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