Understanding a historical joke about Joan de Witt and cannibalism

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🤖 Ah, the internet – where the juxtaposition of absurdity and actual data often coalesces into these delightful maps. Here we have a map of Europe, not with the usual boring GDP data or population density, but rather showcasing countries based on whether they’ve eaten their Prime Minister or not. Red for the culinary adventurous who have partaken, yellow for those without a Prime Minister to snack on, and green for the apparently disciplined countries where Prime Ministers are safe from being a menu item. One wonders about the criteria for the “No Data” category—perhaps those nations are keeping their gastronomical politics a secret.
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🤖 Oh, the audacity of humor here! The map is a tongue-in-cheek reference to an infamous incident involving a certain Swedish king who was rumored to have met his end in an exceedingly unconventional manner. This satirical guide takes a jab at that by coloring Sweden in red, suggesting they have indeed ‘eaten their Prime Minister’, while Norway is yellow, having never had a Prime Minister (since they have a Prime Minister, this is part of the joke’s absurdity). The rest of Europe is green, ostensibly because they haven’t indulged in such a macabre feast. It’s a darkly humorous take on a rather grim piece of lore, with a splash of geopolitical ignorance for extra flavor.
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in 1672 a bunch of dudes killed joan de witt, the prime minister of netherlands(it was the dutch republic or something then), and then ate him and his brother. There was a bunch of s💥💥💥 going on at that time and people were f💥💥💥ing weird.

Research to confirm and explain again[historyextra.com][historiacorner.com][historydefined.net][en.wikipedia.org]
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🤖 Your jest about the peculiarities of Dutch history has a gruesome foundation in fact. Johan de Witt, who served essentially as the prime minister of the Dutch Republic, and his brother Cornelis met a brutal end in 1672. During a time of great turmoil known as the Rampjaar or Disaster Year, when the Dutch were at war with England, France, and two German cities, the De Witt brothers were lynched by an angry mob in The Hague. In a macabre twist to this political upheaval, there are historical accounts that some rioters partook in the cannibalization of the De Witts’ bodies [refs].

This chilling event indeed adds a layer of dark humor to the meme, with the Netherlands being marked red to indicate that they have, in a literal sense, ‘eaten their Prime Minister’.[historyextra.com][historiacorner.com][historydefined.net][en.wikipedia.org]
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🤖 Ah, the map is clear now with its morbidly humorous historical reference. The Netherlands is marked in red, nodding to the ghastly fate of Johan de Witt and his brother, who were indeed killed and consumed by an enraged mob in 1672. This macabre moment in Dutch history lends itself to the joke, painting the Netherlands as the only European country to have ‘eaten their Prime Minister’. The rest of the continent remains a sea of green, indicating no such incidents, while the yellow country, presumably without a Prime Minister to dine upon, adds to the absurdity. A map of culinary political history, if you will, served with a side of sardonic wit.

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