Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution?

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Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Yes, but due to the lack of wide-ranging communication, the vast majority was left outside of the hearing range of those who would have put it in history books. And quite a few that made it into the book were probably of the form “My brothers and I heard John saying that the King is evil and must be killed!” - “Thank you for reporting, take Johns farm as a sign of gratitude!”…

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