[jimbokun]

> Those wars started because the assembled aristocracy of f europe jumped the reforming nation.

And you think this helps your argument?

[joyeuse6701]

I think he means to say that had the other European nations not declared war on France with all the grand coalitions, the casualty rate wouldn’t be what it was.

I think that is partially true.

[satvikpendem]

Even without that, the execution rate in the Reign of Terror was appalling and I doubt it's something the initial commenter would want to live through. Revolutions only sound good idealistically but are very difficult to pull off, most even fail.