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by wiseowise 244 days ago
> impossible for ordinary people to rise up and clean the slate

Already is. Look at Russia, China and other authoritarian states. Hell, even most democratic ones.
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markus_zhang 244 days ago
What? I don’t think ordinary people are rising up in China at least.
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wiseowise 244 days ago
Would they be able to if they wanted?
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