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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Nov 2016

    Medieval historians tend to treat peasant risings sympathetically, but it's clear they can be pretty sinister.

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      2. Nikhil Jois‏ @nikhiljoisr 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        This sounds extremely elitist. Are you calling poor people who do not agree with your politics cruel?

        1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @nikhiljoisr

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        If it's elitist to disagree with this guy, count me in: https://twitter.com/jewsbadnews/status/788782319016480769 …

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      4. Nikhil Jois‏ @nikhiljoisr 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Yikes! That chap is clearly bonkers. My point was about implying peasants (working class folks) are evil. Alienates so many groups.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Nov 2016
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        I've already said explicitly that I don' t believe that:https://twitter.com/paulg/status/786487108504432640 …

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        Demagogues wouldn't be dangerous if they couldn't trick good people.
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      6. Nikhil Jois‏ @nikhiljoisr 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Ah. Duly noted. The phrasing left room for misinterpretation in my mind and I had to ask. Thanks for clarifying. I see your point.

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      7. Matt Hardy‏ @hardy101 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @nikhiljoisr

        you let him off too easily

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      8. Nikhil Jois‏ @nikhiljoisr 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @hardy101

        I only wanted to see if he was generalising and if there was contempt for less-privileged folks.

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      9. Matt Hardy‏ @hardy101 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @nikhiljoisr

        Precisely. There still is.

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      2. Benedict Evans‏Verified account @benedictevans 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        I believe Martin Luther wrote a pamphlet titled 'Against the murdering thieving hordes of peasants'

        4 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
      3. Tom Berno‏ @tberno 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @benedictevans @paulg

        Which sounded better in the original German...

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      1. David Harris‏ @cellsatwork 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        ooh you're brave

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      2. @pcmaffey ÷‏ @pcmaffey 2 Nov 2016
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        let them eat soylent

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      1. Craig GEMINI to buy BTC‏ @danielcraigb 2 Nov 2016
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        the peasants are overwelmingly voting Hillary. Unless your def of peasant is everyone not in NY City, DC, or Silicon Valley.pic.twitter.com/trmmUa3iOU

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      1.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        .@paulg I'm really interested in unrest and revolts, and have read back to the Judean revolt, and ime consensus a pretty rare thing.

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      1. Chillian J. Yikes!‏Verified account @jilliancyork 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        jfc that's elitist and also, Trump's biggest swath of supporters are middle class, so...

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      1. Yung Nginx‏ @YogiWanKenobi 3 Nov 2016
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        you're trying to trick us into buying WiFi-enabled torches and pitchforks amirite

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      1. FM‏ @Ftuuky 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Peak elitism confirmed.

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      1. hugoboom‏ @hugoboom 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Always amusing when the word sinister pops up in the context of worker rebellions. Sinister Peasants also a good punk band name.

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      2.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        .@paulg well, in my experience, like most scholars, they have complicated & nuanced opinions about many multiple events & often disagree.

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      3.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @quinnnorton

        .@paulg very few people putting serious hours in on the history of peasant revolts would say they were all good, or totally unjustified.

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      4. nothings monstered‏ @nothingsmonstrd 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @quinnnorton @paulg

        "We're so poor from paying rent to the barons! Let's kill the Jews!"

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      5.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @nothingsmonstrd @paulg

        ...there's.. a bit to unpack there.

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      6. nothings monstered‏ @nothingsmonstrd 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @quinnnorton @paulg

        I'm not saying that's all there was to them. But it's a recurring theme in populist violence. ("socialism of fools")

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      7.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @nothingsmonstrd @paulg

        the majority of peasant unrest didn't even involve jews! but, maaan there's such a range.

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      8. nothings monstered‏ @nothingsmonstrd 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @quinnnorton @paulg

        I'm thinking partly of the Crusades, which were sometimes used to draw off peasant resentments.

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      9.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @nothingsmonstrd @paulg

        absolutely, the 1st crusade for sure was partly about bleeding off the peasant unrest

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