• S0ck@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Eddard Stark was still the asshole who beheaded a kid for running away from the nights’ watch.

    Propaganda in action.

    Dude was a deserter, formerly a rapist. Read the books, not fake news.

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      Dude was a deserter, formerly a rapist.

      Not to question the system of press ganging convicts into military service or the maybe somewhat dubious accuracy of medieval courts, but you’re still saying a kid deserves to be decapitated for these two things.

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          I think the wide appeal of GoT was how little actual sorcery was included, especially in the early books. The stories were fairly gritty and characters were relatable.

          Probably the best part of the first book was Ned Stark discovering Punnett squares while investigating all of King Rob’s bastards.

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      I read all the books. It’s been a while.

      In that case he’s not at all like a democrat if his major flaw was thinking everyone else was as honorable as him.