politiks
I've been doing a bit of history reading lately. But one doesn't just read history to learn about the events passed, but rather as an insight into the 'what must be done'. I touched on this a while ago in the onagainoffagain blog here. Revolution. This idea astounds me. Should I study the theses of Bakunin? The treatises of Lenin?
Practically speaking I would like to see a revolution in this country in a similar manner to the Russian revolution of 1905 (not that messy one in 1917). The U.S. government (particularly the executive branch) is acting less like a Western prime minister, and more like an Eastern Autocrat. In the first Russian revolution there was the formation of the Duma, or parliament, distinct from and in certain cases in opposition to the established rule of law. But this parliamentary body had legal and economic (no, not entirely socialist nor communist pogroms) reforms in mind. I would like to see a peaceful transfer of power similar to this one (of course, this one didn't last, and it wasn't so peaceful, especially given the reprisals of the Tsar and his bureaucracy...).
So, I ask, is the American population educated enough for this? Are our elected officials and appointed bureaucrats virtuous enough to accept this? Could we peacefully re-draft the law of the land?
no no and no.
At the first gathering of an order separate from the established order, swat teams, marines and smart bombs would wipe the whole thing out. The government would fire on the people. But at least then we would be sure that we lived in a terrorist regime.
