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I know only one _real_ revolution in history, where the elites were replaced by new blood -- the communist one. Communists killed/expelled anyone who was a litt
by deepsun 8y ago
I know only one _real_ revolution in history, where the elites were replaced by new blood -- the communist one. Communists killed/expelled anyone who was a little richer than others.
In all other revolutions elites stayed mostly the same.
- lainga 8y agoWhy was there only one communist revolution? If you're feeling up for seconds, which one was the real one?
- CzechTech 8y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge
- Nasrudith 8y agoThere are other ways to replace elites and it has happened plenty of times. There have many many times when the 'royal bloodline' dies out to even the most peripheral illegitimate branches and the next best thing holds it and in a generation nobody really knows the the difference.
- mac01021 8y agoWas the French revolution not a real one?