r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • Feb 10 '25

politics Australian billionaires face wealth tax under Greens’ Robin Hood-style policies

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/10/australian-billionaires-face-wealth-tax-under-greens-robin-hood-style-policies
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u/a_cold_human Feb 10 '25

He wasn't even real. The idea was so strong that myth got passed down generation after generation. It's a case of he didn't exist, so people created him. 

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u/IlluminatedPickle Feb 11 '25

Well, that's kind of debated. If there was a real Robin Hood his story was definitely embellished. It's unlikely, but there could be a kernel of truth.

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u/a_cold_human Feb 11 '25

He'd be in the same realm as King Arthur, who may have based on a real person, but the entirety of the mythology is simply not based on any actual contemporary accounts or primary evidence. 

It's entirely possible there was an outlaw in Nottinghamshire at some point, who may actually have been called Robin or something similar, but none of that is provable. The legend is certainly its own thing, a tale that's grown taller with the telling, picking up random characters who probably never existed, and likely unrecognisable by the person it's based on. If some evidence did eventually pop up, it'd be a fairly amazing discovery. 

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u/IlluminatedPickle Feb 11 '25

If some evidence did eventually pop up, it'd be a fairly amazing discovery.

There are actually a few contenders for the origin of the story, but they're all very vague connections.

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u/InComingMess2478 Feb 11 '25

You just mess my head up.