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erronis

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9. Thanks for that reference. Looks like a fascinating read. The Guardian Review:

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:38 PM

Dec 14

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/22/the-revolutionary-temper-by-robert-darnton-review-a-nation-at-breaking-point

By the end of this exhilarating book, Darnton has done so much more than provide an account of France during the dying decades of the monarchy. Ever since his breakthrough book of essays, The Great Cat Massacre, in 1984 he has concentrated on combining the forward thrust of narrative, or “event”, history with due concern for the deep structures of the past. Historically, these two distinct methodologies have positioned themselves sternly in opposition to one another, but here Darnton proves that it is possible to have the best of both worlds. The result is deep, rich and enthralling, and gets us as near as we probably ever can be to that elusive thing, the collective consciousness.

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The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV [View all] dalton99a Dec 14 OP

Hmmm... surfered Dec 14 #1

+1 leftstreet Dec 14 #2

Simple and effective - it is still a deterrent dalton99a Dec 14 #4

There's supposed to be a basket in front of the machine. I'd like to see the basket, with 3Hotdogs Dec 14 #14

A basket won't work in this case jmowreader Dec 14 #50

They'll just hop on their private jets and fly to New Zealand Auggie Dec 14 #20

Piano wire would also work. Borogove Dec 14 #51

Billionaires used magats, and it's their turn to profit (even more) insanely. usonian Dec 14 #3

Vance Is A Problem 2na fisherman Dec 14 #11

Vance is more dangerous than we realize duckworth969 Dec 14 #35

JD isn't one of them ... he's just a useful toadie FakeNoose Dec 14 #30

Trump has opened our eyes to our Wealth Class. pwb Dec 14 #5

Their greed and thirst for control is insatiable. dalton99a Dec 14 #6

I wonder if wealth is no longer the goal. Now it's depopulation so they don't have to see us anymore. erronis Dec 14 #8

The problem with that plan, it's proletariat taxes that pay for this shit. 3Hotdogs Dec 14 #15

Don't need no stinking taxes. No populace: no welfare, no DoD, no federal programs. erronis Dec 14 #18

They'll have to have some of the people they so detest radical noodle Dec 14 #28

See my reply #27 below. Justice matters. Dec 14 #36

Their plan is to get rid of the poor, the workers, and the non-white: Justice matters. Dec 14 #27

erronis popsdenver Dec 14 #33

Actually, Eloon is a massive pro-natalist Envirogal Dec 14 #46

they won't kill is all rampartd Dec 14 #52

An excellent article, and one thing about human nature: is its' consistency. Uncle Joe Dec 14 #7

Thanks for that reference. Looks like a fascinating read. The Guardian Review: erronis Dec 14 #9

And the guillotines in the Place de la Revolution were the other side of the consistency of human nature. NT Ol Janx Spirit Dec 14 #10

I believe that's a possibility, but not a certainty, we have two distinct advantages over the French Uncle Joe Dec 14 #16

Sorry, yes, I was not suggesting actual guillotines.... I was only saying that... Ol Janx Spirit Dec 14 #22

I hope so as well Ol Janx Spirit Uncle Joe Dec 14 #23

That is one thing i actually do not worry about. Ol Janx Spirit Dec 14 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author EmmaLee E Dec 14 #43

The only thing we as a people have learned from history EmmaLee E Dec 14 #44

We learn from history, it's just that everyone doesn't learn at once. Uncle Joe Dec 14 #48

Thanks. Found book at my library, and now on hold for me. txwhitedove Dec 14 #19

The new Shakespeare: lastlib Dec 14 #12

A NY Times writer JustAnotherGen Dec 14 #13

The difficulty of getting rid of billionaire maggots is that the lower class maggots all believe they 3Hotdogs Dec 14 #17

Another problem is that too many people still think the rule of law will save the day. Efilroft Sul Dec 14 #24

Come on small pox. Do your thing! progressoid Dec 14 #21

Let Me Know When It's Louis VI. ColoringFool Dec 14 #25

Elon was such an asshole about the whole thing, now he can't understand why people yell at him in public Walleye Dec 14 #26

They bet against the house. They're going to lose. Initech Dec 14 #29

I guess the rest of us should start building tumbrils... n/t TygrBright Dec 14 #31

And convinced millions of idiots to blame impoverished immigrants instead IronLionZion Dec 14 #32

+1 dalton99a Dec 14 #34

It's the same playbook as directing attention to nickels spent on "Welfare" and "Food Stamps" underpants Dec 14 #40

Feeling French? Blue Full Moon Dec 14 #38

K&R orangecrush Dec 14 #39

It's not too long until they decide what to do with all the "useless eaters" underpants Dec 14 #41

This is a must read. Joinfortmill Dec 14 #42

A handful of sociopathic greedheads are no match for the masses. valleyrogue Dec 14 #45

Nick Hanauer had somethings to say about this RetiredParatrooper Dec 14 #47

Yes. Although it's not just tax policies, or Citizens United; snot Dec 14 #49

Torches and Pitchforks OC375 Dec 14 #53