• lmdnw@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Remember how we, the people, had the numbers to force change and repercussions, but we collectively decided that it was too hard and we would face too many consequences? People can simply mob up and track down the corrupt rich individuals to enact vigilante justice, but we don’t.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      17 days ago

      I mean the early 1900s were a bit before my time… There’s a reason why the police became militarized. Mob violence isn’t the threat it used to be. A revolution nowadays would need to be a lot more coordinated and probably have to be more of an insurgency.

      • schmorp@slrpnk.net
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        17 days ago

        Yes, before you mob up please study early 20th century history, especially the worker uprisings. Not easy to find in the history books, because eww workers (as we know history is written by great men) Working Class History