@Deplorable_Degenerate @Thusnelda @bobbala @STP @Twig @c00p @inscius @BowsacNoodle @Bunsen In fairness to the Latins, very often in The West the lion’s share of resposibility for maintaining Social Order fell on their Hierarchy; it didn’t take long for them to realize that big outward displays of disagreement often entailed parallel explosions of chaos. I think this was typically (not always) the deciding factor in whether or not strict prosecution was appropriate.