Re:Things You Should Never Do, Part I (2000)
by circlefavshape on Friday March 01, 2024 @04:39AM
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I only have surface-level knowledge of any of these things, but I don't think most people would consider a defeated slave rebellion or a war of independence as "revolutions"
As for the other two ... maybe the people of those countries would have endured less suffering afterwards if they had reformed rather than revolted?
Re:Things You Should Never Do, Part I (2000)
by jhbadger on Friday March 01, 2024 @06:52AM
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>war of independence as "revolutions"
The war of independence the 13 American colonies waged against Britain is generally called "The American Revolution", but yes, for some reason most other wars of independence aren't called revolutions -- for instance while there was a Mexican revolution in the early 20th century, the earlier war of independence against Spain is just called the "Mexican war of independence" (Guerra de Independencia de México)
Should Spartacus have tried reforming the Roman society? Should the French have tried reforming the feudal society? Should the Greeks have tried reforming the Ottoman Empire? Should the Russians have tried reforming the Tsarist regime?
Sometimes in history, the thing is just rotten. There is no way to keep going forward without a clean slate, without completely throwing away the things that are keeping you back.