Comment by Templer5280 on 14/02/2025 at 14:15 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.”

Been telling conservative neighbors go read up on the French Revolution then tell me about the evils of “Entitlements” or “boot strap” mentality.

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Comment by Quithelion at 14/02/2025 at 19:29 UTC

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Technically correct, if say a meteor hits Earth and wiped off 3 quarters of humans. Everyone is gonna pull their bootstraps.

What if the autocracy or despot is the proverbial meteor?

Only the blind allowed the one-eyed man be the king.

Comment by Lamaradallday at 14/02/2025 at 16:34 UTC

7 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Hope you weren’t intending them to think of the French Revolution as a good thing.

Comment by El_Don_94 at 15/02/2025 at 18:45 UTC

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You're actually extremely privileged living in a developed country.