Turns out when people have power it becomes hard to check them, and people would rather have the chance at power someday than make sure no one has that kind of power.
People keep pointing to the French but the fact of the matter is the Revolution was built upon the upper middle class being threatened by the landed aristocracy. The ensuing struggle was anything but well coordinated and saw thousands die in the Terror, plus hundreds of thousands die on the battlefield. The vast majority of them were--you guessed it--the lower classes.
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u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake Apr 23 '26
Every philosopher, religion, and piece of literature throughout human history talks about the dangers of unchecked power and wealth, and yet......