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The saying is "eat the rich" because "kill the rich" would get you banned from social media, yet eat implies cannibalism and is thus more offensive. (lemmy.world)
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[-] spaduf 78 points 1 year ago

Not a social media thing. The original quote goes:

Rousseau, who was also one of the people, said: 'When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.'

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_the_rich

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