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With the rapidly worsening of the material conditions of the general population in the 'west', will we see a rerun of the early 20th century? I feel we are approaching the point where the bourgeoisie are so desperate to cling on that the 'democratic' institutions of today might be in danger.

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[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 24 points 15 hours ago

the 'democratic' institutions of today might be in danger

american democratic institutions have been deader than dogshit for longer than most people here have been alive, insofar as they ever existed