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Re:Billionaires amass more through inheritance than wealth c... by kelseyfrog on Friday December 01, 2023 @01:45PM (#38490565)
Wholeheartedly agree. For the peasants, revolutionary goals are rarely fulfilled. For the previous elite though, they rarely find continuity of power post revolution.

The sans-culottes didn't quite accomplish their goals(at least immediately), but Louis XVI among other elites didn't survive.

Toussaint Louverture et al didn't accomplish their goals, but the French no longer controlled Haiti.

Even Lenin and Trosky didn't accomplish their goals, but the Romanov didn't leave the Ipatiev House alive.

Like many conflicts, one side doesn't have to win for one to lose.

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Re:Billionaires amass more through inheritance than wealth c... by EarthAmbassador on Thursday December 07, 2023 @05:57PM (#38562963)
All true, which brings up the question how much better will the world be with a new elite. Also, maybe today’s generation of revolutionaries will do something different.
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