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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. [View all]MineralMan
(146,317 posts)15. Most Americans have no idea what a Revolution is.
They think they're in one if they disagree with someone other than themselves.
Everything is a "Revolution" here, they believe.
It's boring and simplistic. Revolutions are not a desirable method for changing things. Too many people die in them. We don't want one here in the US. That's why we have elections now. We already had a Revolution a couple of centuries ago. We don't want another one. So, we have orderly transitions of government following the election process.
Those who want a revolution should find one going on somewhere and travel to that place to participate. We don't need one here.
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What did I miss, why are you talking about social media in this way?
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#27
If we could vote on machines that we could trust to record the vote properly, who knows what might
Skwmom
Apr 2016
#2
Most Americans think of the American Revolution when hearing the word, we had a Revolution that
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#21
and your attempt at promoting Bernie as a noble cause is completely lost.....
Sheepshank
Apr 2016
#24
Clearly there is no need to try and building up anger and resentment by Bernie
Sheepshank
Apr 2016
#34
I find the "voter suppression!! Voter suppressIon!!1" screams equally as revolting
Number23
Apr 2016
#62
The word has many meanings and don't even try to pretend that it doesn't.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#22