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marcopolo63

(64 posts)
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 09:41 AM Dec 2017

Weve been here before...

Last edited Mon Dec 25, 2017, 11:28 AM - Edit history (1)

The French Revolution took place when 3% owned 35% of the land. Today the top 1% own almost 50% of the wealth!

Versailles and Mar-a-lago - both have 10 characters and both were/are owned by tyrants who took refuge and held court at their remote “homes” to avoid scrutiny!

This could end in guillotines too!

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Weve been here before... (Original Post) marcopolo63 Dec 2017 OP
And both have a resistance and revolution JackInGreen Dec 2017 #1
And the Church sided with the tyrants, in both cases. northoftheborder Dec 2017 #2
True...nt 2naSalit Dec 2017 #3
If there was an armed insurrection in the US, the country would not survive intact. Nitram Dec 2017 #4

Nitram

(22,822 posts)
4. If there was an armed insurrection in the US, the country would not survive intact.
Mon Dec 25, 2017, 10:56 AM
Dec 2017

We'd probably end ups as 7 or 8 smaller countries. Without a functional federal government to hold the states together, they'd split.

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