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		fjfaase on Nov 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: People are realizing that the Arsenal of Democracy... Reading the title of the article, I thought about how many democracy in the world are slowly turning towards fascism. People who out of fear elect leaders that do not mind bending the law to grab more power. Do not forget that many fascist and/or autocratic leaders were elected into position.

neovialogistics on Nov 30, 2023 [–]

People who are given a choice between rioting and starvation choose to riot and then suffer starvation anyway.

That applies basically everywhere except the USA from 1800 onwards and most of the world from 1945 onwards.

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