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I think that's exactly right. Compare the grievances of those uprisings you mentioned vs. the grievances we are talking about here. Most poor people have housing, food, and amenities that past generations would have considered luxuries. Do they have genuine reasons of protest? Yes. But the reasons tend to be rooted in a system that perpetuates cyclical poverty. Education for the poor is abysmal and next to nobody cares. Income for the poor is stagnant and their wealthy leaders largely dismiss raising their wages. The game is rigged, no doubt but it's rigged in a way that still allows you to buy your beer, have a TV and eat your hot pockets.