Is Revolution Dead In The US/UK/CA?

[WizardfromOz]

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[Dylan]

Things are pretty good overall IMO.

[WizardfromOz]

[The Dharma Bum]

He used the democratic system to take power, even though he was never democratically elected by a majority. That said, once he managed to outlaw opposition and become a tyrannical dictator who the public had no way of democratically removing from office, armed rebellion would have become justified.

Moving on from that historical example, this is what I'm saying: In America, pretty much every election comes down to us choosing between two authoritarian plutocrats. We have the internets at our fingertips and the free expression to communicate and find other alternatives, but realistically speaking, that isn't going to happen because people would rather just take their cues from well funded campaign messaging than put in the effort to look for alternatives. If we actually did refuse to accept the duopoly that perpetuates the same ongoing injustices, would established powers step in and circumvent the change we pursue? Possibly, but it doesn't come to that because the people are too lazy and self-centered to even make the effort. So until we actually try to use our right to elect leaders in a meaningful way that will change things, I don't think we've reached a situation in which violent revolution is justified.

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[OGPhilly]

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