• Xeno@lemmy.zip
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    14 hours ago

    Of course they do. Historically they’ve only happened when a country reached a point where there were was no other recourse. At that point, of course they’re going to make things better - “worse” isn’t really a possibility when revolution becomes necessary, which is kind of the point. Leaping to war before that point, on the other hand… well, there aren’t any examples of that which come to mind. Which suggests that, on the bright side, people apparently tend not to resort to revolution until it’s actually required.

    • Tomorrow_Farewell [any, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      4 hours ago

      Historically they’ve only happened when a country reached a point where there were was no other recourse

      Hindsight 20/20 or something like that.
      I am very confident that you would not be saying this about the Russian Empire in its later years.