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The one big thing you can learn about popular uprisings from history is that they change nothing unless the classes above have reasons to seek a reconfiguration of power at higher levels. They're just flash floods that drain away unless parties with more power capture them.
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This reminds me of the estimate that 84% of the People’s Republic of China’s ruling class these days is descended from the pre-1949, pre-revolution ruling class
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For more on how more than 80% of today's elite are descended from pre-1949 elite, here's a quick q&a facebook.com/LittleRedPodca twitter.com/anjiezheng/sta
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