• Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    Yeah but a lot of that 30-40% still fall hook, line and sinker for this shit.

    Honestly I think cheap treats, (barely) functional infrastructure and the internet do a lot to cool the anger of even the poorest of the poor. The czars would probably still be in power in feudal Russia had McDonald's, Instagram and like 50% more paved roads.

    McDonald's is getting more expensive tho so maybe change is on the horizon.

    • Wertheimer [any]
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      5 months ago

      As Lenin said, every country is only three unhappy meals away from a revolution.

      • Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]
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        5 months ago

        As much as I dig Lenin I've never cared for that quote. There's been plenty of places where people went without way more than three meals and didn't have a revolution.