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> Food was only available at prices that the poor could no longer afford. > It lead to the Revolutions of 1848. Too bad politicians today don't read the histo
by ok_dad 2y ago
> Food was only available at prices that the poor could no longer afford.
> It lead to the Revolutions of 1848.
Too bad politicians today don't read the history books they want to burn, they might save their own skins.
- reverend_gonzo 2y agoPretty sure donors line their pockets a lot more than the voting poor.
- vondur 2y agoUnfortunately the Revolutions of 1848 were violently suppressed. The forces of order were able to exploit the differences between the political reformers and the social reformers.
- m4rtink 2y agoIt still resulted in significant reforms in the end, even in Austria-Hungary, removing a lot of religion based persecution there for example.