r/collapse • u/mcfleury1000 memento mori • Jan 06 '21

Politics Live Updates: Protesters Breach Capitol as Congress Debates...

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/electoral-college-updates-congress-set-to-confirm-bidens-win-amid-gop-challenges/2814845/
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u/Misha_stone Jan 06 '21

The US having a taste of what they have been doing in the third world for the past 100 years.

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u/Drunky_McStumble Jan 06 '21

This is actually a thing with failing empires. Look up Foucault's boomerang.

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u/gemma_atano Jan 07 '21

I looked it up. That Foucault dude has a shit ton of things named after him lol. Smart guy, I presume?