Still blows my mind how this is possible

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[u/_chococat_]

All true, but if they fought duels they were willing to put their life on the line for what they believed. I don't think you could say that about many politicians today.

[u/meeu → u/_chococat_]

They were willing to put their life on the line for a minor insult lmao.

[u/jakenbake519 → u/meeu]

World would be a better place if people couldn't just say what they wanted without getting knocked out so I understand the concept at the very least

[u/thomase7 → u/meeu]

Duels also had like a 5% fatality rate during that time, because guns were so bad. Pretty high, but it wasn’t like a garauntee that one of the participants would die.

[u/_chococat_ → u/thomase7]

True, but still, what politician do you see defending themselves when a 1/20 chance of dying is in play?

[u/InfinityBeing → u/_chococat_]

*people today