[ExI] self driving truck

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 1:04 PM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 31 October 2016 at 17:30, William Flynn Wallace  wrote:
> > Yes - just like the 18th century French.  You are saying the bigger the
> > difference, the less the envy and anger.  Right?  bill w
> >
>
>
> No. The French Revolution was a rebellion by the National Assembly
> against rule by the King and the nobles. They used publicity about
> unjust taxation, food prices, lavish expenditure, etc. to rouse the
> people to rebel.  Much like the English changing to a Parliament
> system and demoting their Royalty to just figureheads. And also
> similar to the American Revolution.
>
> India already has a democracy and elections.
>
> BillK
>

​So you are saying that if people have a vote then the envy won't be
translated into any kind of effective action, and, perhaps, that the envy
is moderated by acknowledging that the rich deserve what they have.  Not so
in an autocracy.  Right?

bill w​

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