2010-2020 saw more mass protests around the world than at any other point in human history, but the societal changes that resulted were often the opposite of what protesters demanded. Author Vincent Bevins explains why.
My take is that if I went out in the public square tomorrow and they were setting up head removal devices and lining up landlords and student loan recovery agents and fossil fuel executives on the scaffold, I would shake my head and say “You know, I wanted to do this with progressive tax policy and UBI, but you broke democracy, so here we are…”
Democracy and peaceful protest aren’t just nice things that we do for fun. They’re what prevent the streets from running red when enough people get angry enough to do something. They’re MUCH BETTER than violent revolution, for all parties involved. Any member of a ruling class that thinks they can prevent change when the time for change has come will find themselves in very bad trouble, sooner or later.
If you even say the word “guillotine” in most forums and you get banned, so no wonder things will never escalate to where they need to.
Liberals: “We want change NOW!”
Me too my brothers!
Liberals: “The Christo-fascists are taking control!”
Too late, they’re in control and consolidating power.
Liberals: “Cops are running amok and accountable to no one!”
No shit. Just now figuring this out?
Liberals: “Turn in your guns and disarm yourselves!”
hold up…
Its good that lemmy isn’t entirely full of left wingers
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My take is that if I went out in the public square tomorrow and they were setting up head removal devices and lining up landlords and student loan recovery agents and fossil fuel executives on the scaffold, I would shake my head and say “You know, I wanted to do this with progressive tax policy and UBI, but you broke democracy, so here we are…”
Democracy and peaceful protest aren’t just nice things that we do for fun. They’re what prevent the streets from running red when enough people get angry enough to do something. They’re MUCH BETTER than violent revolution, for all parties involved. Any member of a ruling class that thinks they can prevent change when the time for change has come will find themselves in very bad trouble, sooner or later.