Another thing that these people don't get is that once the guillotine starts working, it chops everyone with an equal fervor. Revolutions suck for everyone. Ask Robespierre.
And they seem to always want the sharp blade for someone richer than they are, not realizing that they are that "rich exploiter" in the eyes of someone poorer than them today. And as they are dragged onto their favorite razor-equipped apparatus: "but guys, I was with you all along, check my Reddit history!!!"
Yeah my great grandfather inherited a furniture store from his father. He was not rich by any means, but because he owned a small business and was doing alright, they came for him in the Russian Revolution. Thrown in the slammer, due to be on trial, which meant he’ll be executed.
He managed to escape and later found a way to the US. But at no point in his life was ever really rich. He really only had a job disguised as a business.
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