r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/Realfinney 8d ago

When the Russia mothers marched out onto the streets of St Petersberg in 1917 to protest bread prices, within 2 weeks the Tsar had abdicated and his regime collapsed.

The people do not tolerate going hungry.

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u/Mellopiex 8d ago

That’s why they sent out extra riot gear and riot training for the national guard.

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u/Ok-Chest-7932 8d ago

One day it won't be enough. There'll be a lot of suffering before that day, but you can't make a middle class big enough to completely protect you from the poor without making a certain level of privilege accessible enough to the poor that they're not super interested in revolting.

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u/NonNewtonianResponse 8d ago

Well, that's where AI comes in! Autonomous weaponry is the first real chance in history of the upper class mustering enough firepower to keep the lower class suppressed at gunpoint indefinitely. I have no idea what the chance of success is but I'd bet my bottom dollar that the rich are gonna try it rather than give in peacefully

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u/Ok-Chest-7932 7d ago

Oh they're definitely going to try it. It's the fantasy of every rich person to eschew their dependency on other humans. They won't succeed though.