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Re:Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by JumpCrisscross on Friday April 10, 2026 @06:40PM (#47724612)
> explains why it is almost only an US phenomenon

Genuine question: is it?

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Re:Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by sethops1 on Friday April 10, 2026 @06:47PM (#47724703)
Certainly not. Nepal's Gen Z literally overthrew their government due to inequality and corruption.

https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/09/nepal-gen-z-t...

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Re:Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by ekianjo on Friday April 10, 2026 @07:24PM (#47725122)
They were "helped"
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Re:Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by JumpCrisscross on Friday April 10, 2026 @08:41PM (#47725851)
Everyone is “helped.”
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Re:Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by solid_fuel on Friday April 10, 2026 @10:57PM (#47726869)
Well I guess it doesn't count then. Pack it in everyone, America was nice for some while it lasted but we got help from the French during the revolution so it doesn't count.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolut...

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Re:Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by pjc50 on Saturday April 11, 2026 @02:42AM (#47728096)
As did Korea. When their president tried to impose martial law, a crowd including legislators stormed the building and impeached him.
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