Revolution anyone? This is for those among us that think we can always fall back on revolution.

[johnlucas]

84. Power Is Liquid. No entity is invincible

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That which was formed can be unformed.
That which was made can be unmade.
That which was assembled can be unassembled.

Revolution fails because it doesn't understand human nature & its flaws.
It's easy to get a bunch of people riled up & ready to fight.
But what do you do once they start fighting?
They're not trained fighters & they'll fight the wrong things in the wrong ways.
Emotion takes over reason since reason is in a weaker part of our brain to begin with.
And in the end all it leads to is a war zone of destruction which naturally will be ruled by a incoming warlord.
This warlord most likely ends up being just as bad if not worse as the regime before.

Also what do you do when it's time to STOP fighting?
Warriors only know war. How do they handle peacetime?
Fighting sends strong hormones through our systems & you can get addicted to battle.
Yes our bodies work by drug addiction. It leeches onto substances & won't let go.
That's why after mass movements make breakthroughs certain members start fighting anything & everything simply because they don't know how to stop fighting.
Eventually their fighting wrecks the movement they were supposed to be fighting for in the first place.

In a capitalist system you beat them with their own game.
BUSINESS is how you change this dumb country.
Don't make appeals to people's conscience because that's limited.
It works but it's so slow & ineffective on a large scale. Only works on certain individuals.
Keep it as a side strategy, sure, but don't depend on it.

Instead of promoting a product with a "Save the Trees" mentality, just use the same marketing techniques every other business uses.
Just sell the product like anybody else would & use the revenues to fuel your cause.
You'll never get a nationwide strike or a nationwide boycott because Americans are bred to be Consumers.
They SHOULD be Customers but they have been programmed to act as Consumers.
Consumers eat anything in front of them like Pac-Man, Customers make reasoned thoughtful decisions on what they take in.

Instead of fighting this reality, go with it.
Just have them consume something useful.

You have to beat them at their own game.
You have to OUTCAPTIALIZE the Capitalists.
You have to buy up more media outlets then they do.
You must be more ruthless in your business aims then they are.
The only trick is making sure that you remember why you're playing this game.
You must detach yourself from the worship of money & materialism.
You have to be fine with living on $20,000 to $50,000 a year not seeking excess.
All of the business's money is for the cause, not for your enrichment.

We cry when they buy up media outlets & public resources & food producers but we don't do the same to prevent them from doing it.
We just sit back & talk shit.
Outbuy these suckers. Put 'em out of business.
If Citizens United further empowers the rich to have control over the government, then just outrich them.
Then when YOU'RE the rich guy or gal, you can decide the fate of the country.

Don't hate the Player, don't hate the Game even.
Just beat 'em at it.

Power Is Liquid.
No hand can cup a liquid without little drops seeping between the fingers.
It might seem that a foe is invulnerable but there's ALWAYS a weak point somewhere.
They can be tough, they can be formidable, but they can always be defeated.
The Revolution is fought in the strategy not the violence.
John Lucas