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In reply to the discussion: Is revolution the only way we can elicit change? [View all]mahina
(17,878 posts)Move change forward one election at a time, hold on to campaign finance reform as a core idea, while other change emerges.
Unfortunately though you aren't talking about blood in the streets, the nature of revolution is that the outcome is unknown. Look at Egypt. Much much worse now, according to Ann Wright, than it was before the revolution. And plenty of blood ran in the streets.
A Force More Powerful documents nonviolent revolutions in Chile, Poland, South Africa, Denmark
mostly. It can happen. There are lots of great resources at the Albert Einstein Institution in NYC, available for free download, including 198 methods of nonviolent resistance, The Anti-Coup, and other great writings by Gene Sharp and other peace workers. If you download, consider giving them even a small donation. Please share this incredible resource and their work, if this subject interests you.