this post was submitted on 21 May 2024
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A Boring Dystopia
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Yeah I’m somewhat sympathetic but also there’s precedent. Peter Kropotkin was a literal prince who gave it up and became a voice of anarchy and communism. One of the Haymarket widows was an heiress who gave it up to marry a condemned revolutionary.
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