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Rebel - “The Price of Defiance: Rebellion’s Dark Truths”

Rebel - “The Price of Defiance: Rebellion’s Dark Truths”

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“The Price of Defiance: Rebellion’s Dark Truths” The final episode of Rebel confronts the brutal reality behind revolutionary movements. Moving beyond triumph and myth, it examines why most rebellions fail, how violence spirals beyond control, and why revolutions so often betray their own supporters. Through examples ranging from the French and Russian Revolutions to Haiti, China, and Cambodia, the episode exposes how idealism gives way to terror, paranoia, and mass suffering. It asks the hardest question of all: when, if ever, is rebellion worth its devastating cost? This episode presents rebellion as a tragic gamble—sometimes necessary, often catastrophic, and never without profound human consequences
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