HaKatan > These wicked thugs intentionally destroyed decades worth of stored food, plunging the city into horrific hunger, as the gemara describes, just to attempt to force Jews to join them in fighting the Romans rather than the Rabbonim�s approach of making peace.
Exactly. I think the lesson is that Jews in EY should keep their joint strength and supply intact, instead of destroying it on inter-Jewish fights. As Rabbonim were willing to live in peace with Romans, without demanding special privileges and transfer payments from the Caesar; our generation should be able to live in peace with the current government without trying to complicate their fight against true enemies.