...which could end civilization as we know it.
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Or, it could change the disastrous track we’re on. Civilization is not dependent on oppression.
I cannot recall a real revolution that didn’t improve things for the average punter, once the smoke had cleared and the guillotines were scrubbed down and put in storage until the next time.
Revolutions are not meant to promote comfort in the status quo. Our self-anointed global elites need cleansed. Globally.
I don’t disagree with anything you say from a historical perspective. But consider the impacts of globalization, dependence on technology, and less people having survival skills. I wonder if the transition wouldn’t be something akin to what Black Plague did to Europe.