Honestly, politics do seem to generate truly lolcowish behavior.
Roman Senators demand arrest of populist figure Julius Caesar for the crime of wanting to redistribute land to veterans.
Paraguayan President Francisco Solano López declares war with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay over the Río de la Plata region. Dies in the war, loses 40% of his country’s territory, and 50% of the country’s population.
Failed art student leads uprising at a Munich beer hall. Uprising is quashed. Leader then writes a book blaming the state of his country on Jews and Communists.
Khrushchev acts like a spastic at the UN by slamming his shoe on his desk.
Americans elect the Chris-Chan of Presidents over a sadistic harpy and a corporate suit masquerading as a human-shaped object.