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Which is exactly what happened to the plebians. They spent a couple centuries periodically having these revolts, and eventually they ended up "represented by"
by Semiapies 8y ago
Which is exactly what happened to the plebians. They spent a couple centuries periodically having these revolts, and eventually they ended up "represented by" a few rich plebian families more tied to the patricians than to their supposed class, while pretty much nothing changed for the actual common people.
- arethuza 8y agoSounds remarkably like the transition the UK's Labour party went through to become "New Labour".
- pjc50 8y agoThe origin of Labour in the first place was "Fabian" (after Fabius the Delayer) socialism, in opposition to revolutionary socialism. Incremental change as opposed to kicking over the table.
- arethuza 8y agoI was particularly thinking of the backgrounds and quality of people in Attlee's cabinet and compare that with the today's politicians.