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[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their naked, mutilated bodies were strung up on the nearby public gibbet, while the Orangist mob ate their roasted livers in a cannibalistic frenzy. Throughout it all, a remarkable discipline was maintained by the mob, [...], lending doubt as to the spontaneity of the event.

Organised cannibalistic frenzy. That's an interesting concept. Very fitting at the crossroads of German organisation and Latin enthusiasm.