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I mean, communists are pretty famous for consistently doing the exact same thing...
Yeah it's a trait with authoritarianism in general. Feudal lords did it too.
Say what you will about feudalism I don't think they purity tested people on fervor for feudalism.
Now, having loyalty to the wrong aristocrat, sure. The wrong one today who was the right one yesterday, of course. The wrong god, obviously, but everyone does that.
Being a (small r) republican? Oh, you know that's an execution.
But not being enough of a monarchist?
Also yes, if your alliance of smaller lords tries to limit the king's power with not enough troops.
BUT
Not for not believing hard enough in the right kind of feudalism!
Ever heard of The Inquisition? That was nothing but a purity test. I'm pretty sure the phrase "purity test" comes straight out of the middle ages and therefore feudalism. I will cite The damn Puritans as a potential source.
Pretty sure you could get accused of being a witch for not being willing to accuse others of being witches, hence a purity test of furvor.
I didn't say feudalists didn't purity test people, I said they didn't do it on the basis of their belief in the right kind of feudalism.
Unless you want to count loyalty to each noble as a different kind of feudalism which is arguably true enough.
Sure, but not really relevant