They Say They Want a Revolution

Taki's Magazine ^ | June 6, 2013 | Scott Locklin

[NotYourAverageDhimmi]

Good links in the original article.

[Travis McGee]

[deadrock]

Here is the problem with a so called revolution. All members of the Left have to die or trends will repeat.

During a revolution, everyone will be conservative if they want to live.

[SampleMan]

...29% of US citizens polled say they believe that “In the next few years, an armed revolution might be necessary in order to protect our liberties.” Of the five potential responses to this question—“agree, disagree, neither, unsure, no answer”—only 47% of those polled (31% of Republicans) overtly disagree with the statement.

The 47% appears again. Can we replace "some of the people, all of the time" with "47% of the people, all of the time"?

[Da Coyote]

“All members of the Left have to die or trends will repeat. “

And I volunteer...no...beg...to operate the guillotine.

[17th Miss Regt]

Veteran Marine and libertarian radio host Adam Kokesh is the most prominent American right-wing figure currently making actual revolutionary noises.

Now that's a hoot!

[NotYourAverageDhimmi]

Yeah, that Kokesh part was ridiculous and jeopardizes the credibility of the article on the whole.

[Daveinyork]

Revolutions rarely end well, ours being the sole exception, so far.

[ClearCase_guy]

1688 was rather glorious

[deadrock]

I get that. But my point is other than the obvious politicians,
how are you going to select the people that voted
for them when they are all declaring that are anti-leftist and have always been
once the bullets start flying?

They will be hidden from the blade and there lies the problem of not avoiding a repeat.

[cuban leaf]

I wonder what the percentages would have been if the responders believed they guaranteed that their response could not be used against them.

People need to be very careful what they post on the internet. Frankly, I think a lot more careful than a lot of us are being...

[M Kehoe]

Took less than 33% with king George.

For the low information voters reading this, that was the first American revolution...against Great Britain.

5.56mm

[DaxtonBrown]

It’s more a second civil war, we already had a revolution. A civil war over indentured debt slavery of our kids.
http://www.futurnamics.com/civilwar.php

[Gadsden1st]

Saw a promo for a tv program about the fact that 10% of Presidents have been assassinated.

[NotYourAverageDhimmi]

It’s more a second civil war, we already had a revolution.

Technically, the American Civil War wasn't a civil war in the true sense. A civil war is two competiting factions fighting for control of an entire existing nation. For example, The Red Army vs. The White Army during the Russian Civil War or the Communists vs. the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. The Condederates during the American Civil War didn't want to control all of the United States. Instead, they just wanted to be able to secede to form their own nation.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Problem is, 1/3 of us will be having a revolution against corrupt, tyrannical Washington politicians, and another 1/3 will be staging their revolution against capitalists, CEO’s and bankers.

[7thson]

A list needs to be started now.

[Vince Ferrer]

The young in this country and europe have nothing to gain by propping up the current order. They will be the ones to revolt, but only after a while, when it becomes obvious they have nothing to gain keeping the current order.

[kabumpo]

But a mistake that brought a German occupation of the English throne.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The young in this country and europe have nothing to gain by propping up the current order.

Nor are they typically limited government, strict Constitutionalist Tea Party types. Hence their Revolution will be more French than American.