In each instance, the match may differ, but the kindling has (in most cases) been furnished by the gross inequality produced by global capitalism. According to the World Inequality Database, the top 1% of Lebanon’s population receives about 25% of the nation’s income. The match may differ, but the kindling has (in most cases) been furnished by the gross inequality produced by global capitalismIn Chile, an increase in subway fares catalyzed protest. Pinker made no mention of inequality, the rise of the superrich, and the surging discontent with a global economy that has produced such grotesque imbalances. Obliviousness such as this has contributed to the growing estrangement between left-liberal political parties and their traditional working-class base – another underlying cause of global unrest.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2020 10:30 UTC