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There's historical precedent. The reason the American Revolution was in Massachusetts was that Boston was full of apprentices sent in from the countryside. Youn
by ocschwar 11y ago
There's historical precedent. The reason the American Revolution was in Massachusetts was that Boston was full of apprentices sent in from the countryside. Young men, barely paid, under pressure, and fully aware that of 7-8 apprentices in a house, only one can succeed the master. And at the age when men think with their dongs.
- acqq 11y agoI don't see that the article mentions explicitly: the population of Syria was 9 million in 1980, 12 million in 1990 and 20 million in 2010. So there were certainly a lot of young people, including young men.
- sonthonax 11y agoI didn't know Syria's population grew so much in that last 30 years. The effects a nearly completely stagnant economy must have been really compounded by that.