Oppression, revolution, and safety valves.

[ford_prefect42]

So, I have noticed that it's never the REALLY oppressed that rebel. The slaves in the old south, the citizens of North Korea, Basically anyone in Africa, etcetera. When things are sufficiently bad, people can't get it together well enough to rebel. It's only when things actually improve a little that people have the free time, communication

Comments

[marycatelli]

the USSR failed without conquest.

North Korea is an interesting case. They've resorted to the dynastic principle, but even there they have succession problems.

I suspect that the "solution" arises in that succession problem. Bar a full fledged dynasty, everyone's more or less in the suppressed class. The problem is that surviving in the suppressed class is not conducive to developing the ruthlessness necessary to keep the suppression going.

[prester_scott]

Rebellion isn't looked upon favorably by today's NWO either, unless the rebels in question are backed by another nation-state or are somehow politically fashionable.

Neither is secession.

[allaboutweather]

Exactly. Why else do you think North Korea's still around when that fat little despot should've been wiped off the map some time ago?

[kharmii]

This is why I don't think colonization was bad. Rhodesia used to be the bread basket of the world; now the people are starving.

Instead, we have the NWO encouraging colonization from people who don't benefit the world by spreading, such as the Muslim invasion of Europe.