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Easy to say. You haven't faced much beheadings for not following the orders of the local feudal lord...
>They'd blow up only when they were literally starving (or their families were).
They'd blow up for all kinds of reasons. There were huge revolts for simple things that were considered "insulting".
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Easy to say. You haven't faced much beheadings for not following the orders of the local feudal lord...
>They'd blow up only when they were literally starving (or their families were).
They'd blow up for all kinds of reasons. There were huge revolts for simple things that were considered "insulting".