Todd Walton wrote:
If you need a critical mass of people to act, it's probably already
too late. History shows that the positive outcome of the American
Revolution was almost one of a kind as far as revolutions go.
In fact, I believe that it is one-of-a-kind.
After military victory, the military leader (Washington) *voluntarily*
ceded his authority. I do not believe that has any other historical
precedent.
Wanna roll the dice on another one? (Yes, if necessary.)
No. If the people will not defend this one, the chance of something
better appearing is quite remote--especially in the aftermath of violence.
If you really want a change, agitate for California to lawfully secede
from the US. We have the mechanisms and levers at the California level
to do so via proposition. Pulling the sixth largest world economy out
of the United States would bring most of the US stupidity to a halt
*real fast*.
In fact, even without Iraq, given how out of step California is with the
rest of the country on many political ideas, it might still be a good move.
-a
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