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Ajedi32 21 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: India's surprise baby bust

If the "cogs of the machine" freeze up and economy tanks the top 1% will be fine. You might not be.

danny_codes 21 days ago [–]

Depends what we mean by freeze up. Revolutions usually mean some part of the elite class gets killed or exiled. Happens all the time.

Enginerrrd 19 days ago | [–]

Revolutions almost always involve one faction of the elites using the masses against another faction.

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