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4. Revolution in America would look like Bad Leroy Brown

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Fri Aug 29, 2014, 10:21 PM

Aug 2014

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Revolution anyone? This is for those among us that think we can always fall back on revolution. [View all] rhett o rick Aug 2014 OP

When a stable system is broken TexasProgresive Aug 2014 #1

UNREC brooklynite Aug 2014 #2

Is your "unrec" a knee jerk response? "The notion, much less the hope, of a revolution is stupid." rhett o rick Aug 2014 #14

The other part of your commentary brooklynite Aug 2014 #20

Nah, not an "...organized plot". Just the laws of capitalism at work..... socialist_n_TN Aug 2014 #25

State and local police have already been militarized. And there's the National Guard and only God merrily Aug 2014 #28

You were basically under martial law during the search for Tsarnaev Lurks Often Aug 2014 #35

Yes and no. I did break off from "sheltering in place" to go out and buy lunch. merrily Aug 2014 #47

We are already there marions ghost Aug 2014 #33

Those that deny conspiracies do so because they can't handle it. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #65

Because you think I am "insinuating" conspiracy, therefore, none of what I say can be rhett o rick Aug 2014 #34

Except for the $2/hour part, ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #58

Fall back on revolution? LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #3

I would love to hear what will happen when this revolution you are referring to comes. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #16

I don't pretend to prophesy. LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #19

I guess I stumbled trying to make my points. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #32

While I agree with much of what you say, LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #62

I am not saying that the police are knowingly acting on behalf of the Aristocracy. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #76

Revolution in America would look like Bad Leroy Brown pscot Aug 2014 #4

That's why you've got to arm yourselves, people... derby378 Aug 2014 #5

No, this is not how Ghandi succeeded. n/t sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #7

Gandhi succeed in getting Indian overseers and that is about it. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #12

Not true marions ghost Aug 2014 #42

Sounds nice but the actual people are sleeping under sewing machines after 16 hour shifts and TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #69

Gandhi couldn't live forever marions ghost Aug 2014 #74

It isn't an issue of immortality. It was little different at the moment. It just didn't work and TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #86

You have a false assumption about Gandhi marions ghost Sep 2014 #107

What is this false assumption? You refuse to admit that the tactics are not always workable. TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #111

Maybe you could ratchet down? marions ghost Sep 2014 #118

Oh please. former9thward Aug 2014 #23

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #113

India is not Singapore or Hong Kong. former9thward Sep 2014 #115

This is a very different time and a very different scenario. merrily Aug 2014 #26

Yes it is but marions ghost Aug 2014 #37

Just as an aside, Ghandi acknowledged that his ideas came from Thoreau's Civil Disobedience. merrily Aug 2014 #38

You apply it differently of course marions ghost Aug 2014 #75

That is all I am saying. merrily Aug 2014 #77

Right they have stacked the deck marions ghost Aug 2014 #78

AGREE! Great post. merrily Aug 2014 #79

thanks marions ghost Aug 2014 #91

You're welcome. merrily Sep 2014 #96

"Lose the naivete." I think a lot of the so-called "naivete" is just plain denial or cowardice. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #99

Food for thought. merrily Sep 2014 #109

I absolutely agree. But to be in denial and then to argue like you are aware is crazy. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #117

Ghandi succeeded because the British administrators in India Lurks Often Aug 2014 #40

what happened to ghandi again? i forget.... Adam051188 Sep 2014 #101

If you believe you must own guns in order to fight the US government... Electric Monk Aug 2014 #73

Those that fantisize that owning guns will protect them from a tyrannical government rhett o rick Aug 2014 #81

Yes, I am all for a velvet revolution, but there are serious problems. sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #6

Mother nature will beat us to it. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #8

Unfortunately I think you are correct. sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #10

And why we both have Warren siglines. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #11

You are soo right, sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #13

What the Aristocracy will do? Will do........... wandy Aug 2014 #9

I don't understand your calling it science fiction. Please explain. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #15

Gallows humor. wandy Aug 2014 #22

Two more chapters you can add........... wandy Aug 2014 #27

Yes, well put. I tried to explain my point better in post 32 rhett o rick Aug 2014 #41

We can always fall back on kindness bhikkhu Aug 2014 #17

In the short term, yes. merrily Aug 2014 #30

Every damn decade I hear about "The Coming Revolution..." Archae Aug 2014 #18

Godwin's Law, eh? PlanetaryOrbit Aug 2014 #21

Who cares? Who the fuck is Godwin, that he should determine what is okay for anyone to say merrily Aug 2014 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #24

If it is simply an idea whose time has come, how is it a revolution at all? merrily Aug 2014 #43

Most people, even educated people, don't really understand the.... socialist_n_TN Aug 2014 #29

I don't see a socialist revolution in our future. In fact I don't see a "revolution" rhett o rick Aug 2014 #36

General strike and boycott. A massive organized economic attack is Zorra Aug 2014 #39

I agree with a lot of that. It may take longer than a week, though. merrily Aug 2014 #44

A week is just a demonstration of our power. Then we offer to negotiations. Zorra Aug 2014 #46

I thought were not supposed to negotiate with terrorists? merrily Aug 2014 #48

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for Zorra Aug 2014 #51

Very nice. Yes, I often think of buying a bullet proof vest, but never of buying a gun. merrily Aug 2014 #67

Why not run for office and persuade people to vote for you? Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #45

Because the oligarchs have all manner of means to prevent that from happening. Zorra Aug 2014 #49

I guess the Oligarchs met and decided they didn't want Mitt Romney. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #50

No, they simply didn't care if Obama or Romney was President. Zorra Aug 2014 #54

Surely the Oligarchs would have preferred Romney to Obama, though? Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #55

Probably, but maintaining the illusion of democracy is far more important to them than Zorra Aug 2014 #61

I agree with this post and your above posts. Well put. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #68

Agreed. What the Aristocracy is doing is consolidating power in all areas, with the Zorra Aug 2014 #70

I agree that it's most likely not possible to run a candidate in the general that isn't rhett o rick Aug 2014 #72

So if you are making me guess your point then here goes: If you are saying that rhett o rick Aug 2014 #64

Agree marions ghost Aug 2014 #66

Usually the "revolution" people tend to be gun-humpers who dream of being able to finally shoot chrisa Aug 2014 #52

You left a word out XemaSab Aug 2014 #53

Actually, I've never seen someone advocate overthrowing the government who wasn't a dumb, rifle chrisa Aug 2014 #56

You misunderstood me XemaSab Aug 2014 #57

Yup I did, and agreed chrisa Aug 2014 #59

Most people sit on 840high Aug 2014 #60

We are in the midst of a revolution right now. Jesus Malverde Aug 2014 #63

John F. Kennedy's words are as true now as the day he spoke them. hifiguy Aug 2014 #71

No revolution; no violence; but when they come for them, "Will you stand up for them?" merrily Aug 2014 #80

Of course "they" have already started "coming", and they've been "coming" for the minority rhett o rick Aug 2014 #82

Very good point about police and I think that starts with Governors (state police) as merrily Aug 2014 #85

Rebellion is all that is left for us. Octafish Aug 2014 #83

Yes rebellion but not violent revolution. And for a rebellion to work we must get the rhett o rick Aug 2014 #87

Power Is Liquid. No entity is invincible johnlucas Aug 2014 #84

Something happens in this society marions ghost Aug 2014 #88

That's why I said that's the trick. johnlucas Sep 2014 #97

Nonsense post BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #89

Yeah marions ghost Aug 2014 #90

Nonsense you say? Power IS Liquid johnlucas Sep 2014 #103

Well, for starters BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #104

Not necessarily johnlucas Sep 2014 #105

Have you ever tried to start a business? marions ghost Sep 2014 #106

Not yet but I am aiming in this direction when I do johnlucas Sep 2014 #108

I admire your confidence marions ghost Sep 2014 #110

Delusional. There are no such available resources and there is no actual capitalism TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #92

No BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #94

If the Business Class runs the society, then how do you suppose that society changes? johnlucas Sep 2014 #100

We don't have the resources or the power the deck is way beyond stacked. TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #112

You're looking at the current state. I'm looking at the future state johnlucas Sep 2014 #116

I mean BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #93

Well said marions ghost Sep 2014 #95

Has Spontaneous Revolution Ever Broken Out? daredtowork Sep 2014 #98

a revolution needs a positive objective. more than one is good. Adam051188 Sep 2014 #102

I have been a saboteur in enemy territory my whole life Generic Other Sep 2014 #114