> I often think about why this is happening now without invoking the default "evil rich people" hypothesis.

What do you mean? In the French protests, the "evil rich people" hypothesis is very present. Every other protester was brandishing "tax the rich" placards.

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aurareturn a day ago | parent [-]

Just thinking at a society/animalistic/human instincts/economics level.

	▲	vladvasiliu a day ago \| parent [-]
		But the French are very "anti-rich people" (including "the rich" themselves: "champagne socialists" were invented here. Patent Pending (tm) (c) (r)). So I really don't get your original point in this context.