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I'm sure that trump could fill the eights circle…

Eighth Circle of Hell: Fraud

This circle is distinguished from its predecessors by being made up of those who consciously and willingly commit fraud. Within the eighth circle is another called the Malebolge (“Evil Pockets”), which houses ten separate bolgias (ditches). These ditches housed different types of people who committed fraud: panderers; seducers; flatterers; simoniacs (those who sell ecclesiastical preferment); sorcerers; barrators (corrupt politicians); schismatics (those who separate religions to form new ones); and alchemists, among others.

Each bolgia is guarded by different demons, and the inhabitants suffer different punishments, such as the simoniacs, who stand head-first in stone bowls and endure flames upon their feet.

https://www.thoughtco.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-741539

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

America: ..... ummm .... I don't know man ... he's got a point tho ... I'm still not sure who to vote for

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

A simple no would have sufficed!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Well it's not one of my favorite Squeeze songs, but the album is still pretty good.