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Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?

Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?

Combine all these factors and the result is a potentially volatile mixture awaiting a catalyst.

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Dec 10, 2023
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In the past, I reckoned the odds of America experiencing a revolution akin to France 1789 were low due to the different political, economic and cultural conditions present then and now, but recently I've considered the possibility that America's extremes of wealth, income and power inequality are a powder keg awaiting ignition.

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