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The fact that there isn't a revolution happening in the US right now is crazy (lemmy.ml)
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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I’m not sure I would characterize it that way. It was a bourgeois revolution, lead by the bourgeoisie, who were not starving. Same with the American Revolution. These were revolutions led by & funded by people who owned the means of production.