Have been watching this exchange and am somewhat confused.
Everyone you listed as your hero raped and pillaged their neighbors and simply killed anyone that disagreed with them, in addition this Imhotep held thousands of slaves to build pyramids.
So, splain it to me lucy... what is your point? You want to do away with representative government and go back to vicious dictators?
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You're a lot more than confused.
Asserting that the individuals referenced, raped, pillaged and killed anyone who disagreed w/them is a vicious slander.
The record of history, detailed in the Britannica, affirms the greatness of these leaders, despite the warts that came
w/their mortality.
Their kind set an example for those who followed, permitting culture/society to create, learn, survive and thrive.
In plain English we have advanced because of the leadership of the greats preceding us and our morass
is attributable to the cold reality that we have ignored their heritage, legacy and vision.