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Originally posted by sipsake
But weren't the French people revolting against an aristocracy that was unresponsive to the plight of the lower class?
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Sipsake - the last thing I want to do is oversimplify the Revolution, but don't forget a whole lot of scholarship points to ergot poisioning (ergot is a psychoactive toxin) on improperly stored grain as a contributing factor to the beginning of the Revolution, especially the more violent uprisings.
I know this is a little off topic, please forgive my digression.