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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:37 AM Original message |
When, in history were the rich not ultimately toppled...? |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. The Roman rich were toppled but morphed into even worse forms of greed. |
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Rene Descartes (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Actually, after the Vandals and Goths extinguished the "Roman Light" |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yep, and coming out of the other end of the Black Hole that was the Dark Ages |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Not the world, but the western world...the eastern world was going through |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Constantinople existed for a thousand years after that |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. You are right they are ultimately toppled but sometime it can take centuries. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. About the same time that the rich ultimately regained power. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. When did it happen in England for a start? |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. There are many historical cases where there is little change for over 3 centuries |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. I was toppled once. It wasn't as bad as being turned into a newt. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. America's 1% do think they are special |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Many wars of conquest are self-funding |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, the ones we're fighting sure as hell aren't |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. you said booty |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. .. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Now. |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. They don't topple so much as they |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. The French Revolution is the most obvious |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
18. If they could take it with them, the politicians would give them a tax break for relocation costs. |
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crazylikafox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Perfect! DUZY! |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. 1930s |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
21. 2011... |
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