Add, shamelessly enriching the elite at the expense of the people.

And, oh yeah, enabling genoocide.

  • Kornblumenratte@feddit.org
    51·
    1 day ago

    It was about the same elite being able to continue shamelessly enriching themself without interference from a wannabee autocrat.

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      22 hours ago

      The Magna Carta didn’t apply to serfs, but that doesn’t make it any less important to the history of political progress. I find the ideas of the founding fathers to be similar. Self serving, but an improvement none the less.