Did they? There’s been five “revolutions” since then, and their government is still falling apart. At best it moved the autocracy from one plutocrat to another.
Do they work, though? Sure, you don’t have a target for anger and hatred for a little while. But if that’s your entire focus for motivation, it’s just going to fester and rot until another target comes into view. Be it someone deserving or not.
Or, you know, we could just bring back guillotines. Those worked pretty well.
Did they? There’s been five “revolutions” since then, and their government is still falling apart. At best it moved the autocracy from one plutocrat to another.
They work for awhile.
But you have to keep pruning the garden until you find a better solution.
Do they work, though? Sure, you don’t have a target for anger and hatred for a little while. But if that’s your entire focus for motivation, it’s just going to fester and rot until another target comes into view. Be it someone deserving or not.