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[โ€“] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We need another secession of the plebians. Let these tech bros try and carry on without their main profit vector

[โ€“] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

That is a great idea. I think we should re-establish the Tribunate. With the veto on government actions and the rest, ability to offer sanctuary, being sacrosanct. Peoples' tribunate. 500 bc and 350 bc the plebs did a general strike and got that and other concessions and expanded it, simply by decamping to a large hill and refusing to do anything until demands were met. I think they got written laws from that too, the 12 tables, before that the rich just made shit up as they went.