>>82291943
Things used to be a lot worse on this planet. In medieval Europe, the elites didn't just exploit peasants economically-they often ruled through open terror. Public executions were staged as spectacles, meant to remind the masses of their powerlessness. During the Inquisition, suspected heretics could be burned alive in front of entire towns. Nobles kidnapped children in broad daylight and raped other men's wives at whim.

Today, the elites can't wield power so brazenly. Executions are done behind closed doors, and child exploitation rings, when exposed, spark outrage rather than obedience.

if you give up hope, you give up the future, fren.