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> Food was only available at prices that the poor could no longer afford.

> It lead to the Revolutions of 1848.

Too bad politicians today don't read the history books they want to burn, they might save their own skins.

Unfortunately the Revolutions of 1848 were violently suppressed. The forces of order were able to exploit the differences between the political reformers and the social reformers.

It still resulted in significant reforms in the end, even in Austria-Hungary, removing a lot of religion based persecution there for example.

Pretty sure donors line their pockets a lot more than the voting poor.

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