TIL landlords in Glasgow, Scotland tried to increase rent by 25% on women whose husbands were fighting in World War 1. The women organised a rent strike and stopped bailiffs entering their buildings by throwing flour bombs at them and pulling down their trousers.

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1. Yeah this won’t work in the modern era because the police are totally comfortable with gunning citizens down with submachine guns with no consequences.

   I’ve talked to a lot of people who think the revolution is coming and I just don’t think it is. Your enemies want you to rebel so they can justify slaughtering their enemies. Get strapped or get clapped revolutionaries.

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2. Capitalism was a mistake.

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