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In reply to the discussion: Is there a cabal of Plutocrats trying to decimate the working class? Yup. [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)This social Darwinism problem has existed as far back as ancient Rome, or even further. There were people on the Dole in Rome, and the elites back then were wondering why they didn't just cull the herd.
The problem goes well past the issue of a population decline, which is happening not just in Russia but across the industrialized world. There is also the issue of the growing prison population - which means even more people are being marginalized.
It even gets worse. Pundits are saying that an unprecedented great depression will happen in 2030, led by a resource availability crash and ending with a population crash. We're actually being told to our faces that this is coming. People won't listen, of course, and most people will be surprised when it does hit.
When it does, though, the rich won't be suffering. It'll be a bright and sunny day for them while, for everyone else, the cost of living seriously skyrockets, shortages occur, and real chaos erupts.