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> What social change did this lead to?

Even when obviously crazy/corrupt/malevolent people seize control of most branches of government, demonstrations tell some of the people who feel most threatened that they're not alone, that the people around them are not what the news would have them believe, and that many others will come out and stand up for them.



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