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Re: When Rich Idiots Vote

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On 2024-08-30, Anonymous <Anonymous@rocksolidbbs.com> wrote:
> I can't escape the political crap going on currently.  For some reason I
> started to remember my 5th to 8th grade World History.  The class was a
> collection of documented historical events of the "shit hits the fan". 
> The idea was to learn from past mistakes and stay humble.  It engaged
> students to find solutions and at what time in history should the
> solutions have been applied. Could the solution be applied?  Were the
> side effects to difficult to handle?
>
> One of the textbook example, yes there was a textbook, was the French
> failed attempt at Panama Canal.  To make it short and sweet:
> 1.  The share holders were warned by various engineers that a repeat of
> the Suez Canal was not possible .  The Suez Canal was dug at sea level
> while the Panama Canal needed locks to raise and lower boat traffic.
> 2.  The share holders voted for a Suez Canal approach.
> 3.  The share holders went bankrupt.  They deserved it.
> 4.  Thousand of French died.  They deserved it.
> 5.  Tens of thousand 3rd World "disposables" died.  They did NOT deserve
> it.
>
> I have a feeling that the "shit is going to hit the fan soon" and not to
> many are going to escape the smell and taste.  Hope that I'm wrong...

I hope you are wrong too.  The problem is, that is only hope. My
educated guess is that we are slowly approaching some real hard times.
The world seems to be unravelling, and everyone is busy pulling at the
threads.

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