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TheNightJanitor 7 points ago +7 / -0

Um. Wrong conclusion.

Ever hear of that time when the French aristocracy decided they could steamroll the peasants with impunity?

Worked out great for them.

Until it didn't.

Not suggesting, advocating for, or recommending anything.

But elitism ALWAYS ends this way.

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Michigirl 10 points ago +10 / -0

Came here to mention the French Revolution and how it didn't end well for the aristocracy. For many of the peasants, either.

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TheNightJanitor 6 points ago +6 / -0

Youre not wrong at all about the peasants getting the shaft as well.

Still.

Aristocrats and elites went buhbye in a flash when they thought themselves invincible.

Idk how people with that much money and power can be that stupid.

Then I look around.

-_-

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Michigirl 4 points ago +4 / -0

Either they're so blinded by greed and power, or they're in such a bubble, that they can't relate to the real world at all.

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BigIronBigIron 2 points ago +2 / -0

The French Revolution was bankrolled by... well, the banks