Did you know that people in the Middle Ages abused farmers for fun?

"We treat [farmers] like medieval entertainment – throwing coins out and watching them fight for them. Why cannot farmers demand higher prices for their hardship? ..."

At first I dismissed this as pure ignorance on behalf of the 'news' media, but upon further investigation, they were right -- farmers were abused as entertainment in the Middle Ages.

Look carefully at this image.

The woman on the left is just about to throw coins at the farmer....