The other thing we learn from history is that if the people stick together, those in their ivory towers, and no damn idea of how things work, must listen. We are the force to be reckoned with.
This is a problem as old as civilization itself, most likely. For example, the first major Secessio Plebis was in 495 BC when the majority of the plebians (commoners) moved out of Rome to protest tyranny at the hands of the aristocracy. And it worked, for a time. The aristocracy were forced to negotiate and make concessions before the city was restored.
It is noteworthy, however, Secession Plebis happened again in 449 BC and 287 BC. As the old saying goes, the only thing we learn from history is we learn nothing from history.
The other thing we learn from history is that if the people stick together, those in their ivory towers, and no damn idea of how things work, must listen. We are the force to be reckoned with.
This is a problem as old as civilization itself, most likely. For example, the first major Secessio Plebis was in 495 BC when the majority of the plebians (commoners) moved out of Rome to protest tyranny at the hands of the aristocracy. And it worked, for a time. The aristocracy were forced to negotiate and make concessions before the city was restored.
It is noteworthy, however, Secession Plebis happened again in 449 BC and 287 BC. As the old saying goes, the only thing we learn from history is we learn nothing from history.
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