#u all have to deal with History Degree Potes for a second

[stealingpotatoes]

What do you think of the legacy of potatoes and how they have been the basis of numerous empires?

it's crazy i mean like. there was essentially an epidemic of revolutions across europe in 1848 (also known as 'springtime of the peoples'), starting with sicily in january and spreading across the continent to Poland, the Austrian Empire, Germany, Italy, and probably most notably, France (where they revolted against louis-phillipe, the french's 4th monarch ousting in 60 years lmao. they love their revolutions). But Britain managed to escape this year of Revolution unscathed, despite the growth of the "Chartist" movement and INSANE unrest in Ireland. the former was largely dealt w by scaring off the chartists with very little effort lol, but ireland never revolted bc britain used (some say accidentally, some disagree) the already-bad potato famine against ireland to the point where they were too hungry to revolt.

so tldr, potatoes are lovely but they're also dangerous weapons. keep ur eyes peeled