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> The French Revolution 30 years earlier resulted in the execution of thousands and the deaths of at least 40,000 Let's not forget millions of people suffering

by wz1000 9y ago

> The French Revolution 30 years earlier resulted in the execution of thousands and the deaths of at least 40,000 Let's not forget millions of people suffering in serfdom under the Ancien Regime.

afsina 9y ago
Is that an excuse?
- torstenvl 9y ago
  It's a justification, and a good one at that. Starving millions to death is not less violent than guillotining thousands, even if it is less abrupt.
  - afsina 9y ago
    This is never a justification. Read war of Vendee.
  - afsina 9y ago
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3964724/Vende-French-call-for-revolution-massacre-to-be-termed-genocide.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3964...
    - torstenvl 9y ago
      I claim only that the ends are just, not that they justify ALL the means. Thanks for the link - I learned something today.