Comment by SunbeamSailor67 on 14/02/2025 at 11:36 UTC

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View submission: Plato’s warning: Extreme inequality isn’t just unfair but inevitably leads to civil war, “the greatest of all plagues.”

He should know, he saw a republic fall.

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Comment by nickworks at 14/02/2025 at 18:28 UTC

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What republic did Plato see fall?

Comment by Murky-South9706 at 18/02/2025 at 13:54 UTC

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Ancient Athens was a democracy and NOT A REPUBLIC. You don't know what you're talking about.