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> Mobs don't win wars, they merely destroy and the rest is left to fate You seriously can't think of any counterexamples to that? Like maybe some French (conte
by guerrilla 5y ago
> Mobs don't win wars, they merely destroy and the rest is left to fate
You seriously can't think of any counterexamples to that? Like maybe some French (contemporary and historical), German or Russian counterexamples?
- ceilingcorner 5y agoIn all three of your examples, mobs didn’t win any wars. Organized political factions won wars, which usually came after a period of chaos. People always forget that the Russian Revolution was followed by war between the Whites and the Reds.
- naniwaduni 5y ago"Mobs don't win, organized political factions win" also characterizes the outcomes of peaceable protest, so what's your point?
- ceilingcorner 5y agoI was replying to the parent comment.