"needed lots of dumb workers and peasants who were able to do their simple work" Sounds like a very Monty Python-esque view of history, that's all. Perhaps yo

"needed lots of dumb workers and peasants who were able to do their simple work" Sounds like a very Monty Python-esque view of history, that's all. Perhaps you have a far more nuanced view, but it doesn't come across as such.