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Typically, it follows the wealthy class saying "what seems like a lot of money to them" out loud.
by zorpner 13y ago
Typically, it follows the wealthy class saying "what seems like a lot of money to them" out loud.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoI know you are trying to joke, but I was asking a serious question. I do not believe your claim is substantiated in the historical record. Revolutions do not typically occur when the standards of life for the poor are improving by virtue of receiving quickly growing pay.
- zorpner 13y agoFair enough, but I'm not joking either -- it's true that many revolts happen in the context of abject conditions, but it's more common for (particularly successful) revolution to occur in the context of a less-than-impovershed class (e.g. a merchant class) experiencing a collective realization that they're being systemically oppressed by the ruling class appeasing them with what the ruling class sees as a pittance that will pacify them. The French Revolution is the classic example of this phenomenon.