yap Chihuahua
“It is curious that people are screaming about revolution when most people don’t take the most basic steps to take part in the system.”
The best way to change our course is to elect principaled people with the wisdom and courage to restore our govenment to it’s intended function. That means that such people have to envolve themselves in the process of government and the citizenry has to support them and get them elected. If we can’t do this then any other course of action will result in dismal failure.
I think restoring our electorial system (it has become corrupted) should be one of our top priorities. For those who are itching for a fracas I think you can find one here (many groups attempting to corrupt the election process are prone to vilience) and the authories (at times) are reluctent to interviene, or acutually support them....we should prepare ourselves to deal with both situations.
Nonvilence is an effective tool when it appeals to the humanity of the oppressor, or a party who can intervene on one’s behalf (India & Civil Rights Movement) but is NOT effective when those elements are not present (Tiananmen Square)... any tactics must be devised with that in mind.
It is easier to yap like a Chihuahua than it is to consider weighty issues, determine a course of action, and then carry it out.
The humanity of the oppressor is not as important as the unity of the protesters. We have not united, as yet.