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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Scary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:
TIL that the US had an eccentric self proclaimed emperor once before, in the 19th century.
But Emperor Norton was decent and nonviolent and apparently very brave. Though his "power" came from people playing along with him and enjoying him as a local character, he really did try to stop an anti-Asian hate rally, acting alone against violent people. It sounds like he was providing more leadership than the actual government of San Francisco at the time.