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← In colonial countries only the peasantry is revolutionary, because it has nothing to lose and everything to gain

15 connected korrents · 11 moments from 24 Jul 2020 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under war war Everything filed under demographics demographics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: In colonial countries only the peasantry is revolutionary, because it has nothing to lose and everything to gain In colonial countries only the peasantryis revolutionary, because it has nothingto lose and everything to gain FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Being a rich or efficient agrarianeconomy is not what produces anindustrial revolution, or one wouldhave happened much earlier andsomewhere other than Europe. Last stated 4 years ago 26 Aug 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do. — tap to centre the map on it A pre-modern countryside produces anenormous amount of food and almostno extractable surplus, which is thehard limit on everything the stateabove it can do. Last stated 6 years ago 24 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: What distinguishes revolutionary leaders from the dominant elite is not only their objectives but their procedures — tap to centre the map on it What distinguishes revolutionaryleaders from the dominant elite isnot only their objectives but theirprocedures PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Farmers were the overwhelming majority of every pre-modern agrarian society — 80 to 90 per cent of it — and that single fact shapes everything else about how those societies worked. — tap to centre the map on it Farmers were the overwhelmingmajority of every pre-modernagrarian society — 80 to 90 per centof it — and that single fact shapeseverything else about how thosesocieties worked. Last stated 6 years ago 24 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: The starving, exploited peasant is the one who very soon discovers that only violence pays — tap to centre the map on it The starving, exploited peasant isthe one who very soon discovers thatonly violence pays FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated 12 months ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre In colonial countries only the peasantry is revolutionary, because it has nothing to lose and everything to gain Last stated c. 1961 Holds Frantz Fanon Read this korrent →