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Subject: Re: "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 13:17:10 -0400
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On 5/10/2025 1:00 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>> Well, IIRC, the French solved that problem a while back.
>>
>> Perhaps we can borrow Madame La Guillotine from them for a while ...
> 
> Doesn't work.  At least it didn't work for the French.  They killed all
> the royals, then within a short time established new royals.  It happens
> far too often...  the Russians did the same thing in 1917....
> --scott

"Here comes the New Boss,
Same as the Old Boss."

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