[ok_dad]

> Food was only available at prices that the poor could no longer afford.

> It lead to the Revolutions of 1848.

Too bad politicians today don't read the history books they want to burn, they might save their own skins.

[vondur]

Unfortunately the Revolutions of 1848 were violently suppressed. The forces of order were able to exploit the differences between the political reformers and the social reformers.

[m4rtink]

It still resulted in significant reforms in the end, even in Austria-Hungary, removing a lot of religion based persecution there for example.

[reverend_gonzo]

Pretty sure donors line their pockets a lot more than the voting poor.