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> The system itself is broken, and the people who run it have forgotten the lesson of history that people with no stake in a system eventually turn to violence
by expertentipp 9y ago
> The system itself is broken, and the people who run it have forgotten the lesson of history that people with no stake in a system eventually turn to violence when threatened with starvation.
The people who run it are aware that they can, with impunity, make others starve when necessary (see multiple famines in the European history). Such potential power is extremely exciting for some.