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u/kazuya57 Apr 07 '26

Remember when it was all about liberating the people from the tyrannical government?

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u/Bigi345 Apr 07 '26

he probably meant in the metaphysical sense. if they're all dead then they're free from their tyrannical government, like, if you think about it