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can't wait for it to happen. Tzar Russia and the French Revolution all over. except it won't be pitch and forks but high-tec weapons vs masses
by nanaboo 7y ago
can't wait for it to happen. Tzar Russia and the French Revolution all over. except it won't be pitch and forks but high-tec weapons vs masses
- ithkuil 7y agoSince the current world order is a result of those events, I'm not that sure a power shift from an elite to another would solve anything else than just raw hatred towards the privileged few of the day. I'm more inclined to think that a more gradual and evolutionary approach to wellbeing and social justice can be more effective.
- pesmhey 7y agoYeah, it was truly a power shift from landed aristocrats to bankers, merchants, and lawyers. Poor people more-or-less stayed poor. And think of it, the entire French Revolution juxtaposed with the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism. I think you’re right. Progress is a marathon, every minute, every day. And it’s slow.
- drilldrive 7y agoYou may be underestimating the power of Guerilla warfare.
- Nasrudith 7y agoThose examples both ended way worse than the entity they replaced. Cheerleading for them is turkeys voting for Thanksgiving and psychopathic.