Jiang states Turchin's core reversal as: societies collapse not because there are too many poor people, but because there are too many rich people and civil war among elites.
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TOO Many Rich People
Jiang states Turchin's core reversal as: societies collapse not because there are too many poor people, but because there are too many rich people and civil war among elites.
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"Okay? So, the way we, we usually understand, why societies collapse, is, we get it from Karl Marx. And, basically, what Karl Marx says..."
"...many poor people, the problem, the problem is, there are too many, rich people. That's the real problem. And, that's why, societies collapse. All..."
"...get into a situation where there are too rich people, too many rich people and not enough powerful positions. And this is what's called..."
"...Greece. Okay? All right. The problem is, that you have too many, rich people, who want to charge rent. Right? And that creates pressure,..."
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