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1929, 2008. French Revolution.

• atemerev 9y ago
  Counter-evidence: USSR (and the entire Soviet block), Cambodia, North Korea, the fate of all "share everything" cults and communities.
  • dvtv75 9y ago
    Wasn't one of the key causes of the disintegration of the USSR the simple fact that people were using position and influence to have more than others? The further up the chain one was, they had better access to food, a better car, better medical care. The Soviet system may have paid lip service to communist and socialist ideals, but it seems as if there was a strong capitalist element in there: people who felt they worked hard believed they were entitled to more than others, and (ab)used their positions to make this happen.
• cookiecaper 9y ago
  The French Revolution does not belong in the same sentence as the crashes of 1929 or 2008. Economic crashes under modern industrialist-capitalism have been much less negative than crashes under other systems. It is true that class warfare in any direction leads to social instability and discontentment. Everyone should feel that the basic resources they need to survive are attainable. I think that most successful societies, have, for the most part, had that covered.
• hueving 9y ago
  The 2008 crash was pathetic compared to 1929, it wasn't even called a depression. There was higher unemployment and people pushed out of home ownership, but it's not like anything significant changed as a result and the economy is doing well again. 1929 is likewise pathetic compared to the french revolution. There was no large government structure or leadership change as a result.