Why as a Human Race do we not rise up and revolt against our own Governments?

Question

Centuries ago, people never would have stood for there lives to be dictated by such devious, corruptable governing bodies, why is it that we do not take back our countrys for the people! Have we become so self involved and greedy we are willing to throw it all away..what ever happened to revoloution!

Answer 1

I'm all for it. We may not be starving peasants terrified of the feudal lord. Most of us in the UK are now educated, fed and housed to reasonable standards. All the more reason for us to stand up against the greedy, self-seeking mob that are now in power ruining what was once a balanced, common-sensed country. It is about time Stalin Blair LISTENED to the country. No we did not want the Dome, No we do not want to be agressive and invade other people's country, No we do not want Blair to have an 'Air Force 1or 2', No we do not want a politicised police force. Yes we do want to start making all our own laws again, Yes we want to increase the size of our armed forces and well equip them for all the peace keeping work that they do so well, Yes we want to get back to good old British common sense and get rid of political correctness. Bring on the revolution!

Answer 2

Personally, living in the US, I feel no reason to revolt against my government. I live in a relatively new home, have a new car as does my wife, a wonderful family, a great job, and don't have a reason to complain. Our country has a great infrastructure and incredible opportunities whether you'd like to just be a worker bee or have the drive to create a large company or want to be a tax money sapping nobody. Is the country perfect, heck no, and that starts with our fearless leader George dubya. I am embarrassed by his foreign and domestic policies, but I'll have the opportunity to vote the republicans out of office in a couple years, and I live without the fear he will use the military against the US citizens to maintain power when he's scheduled to leave office.
Now, go turn on your TV and watch the news and you'll see people in third world countries that constantly revolt are run by terrorist sects, the infrastructure has been destroyed because of constant fighting with no existing legal or fair police system with power; the people have no hopes or dreams outside of trying to stay alive unless they move to a different country... why do you want to revolt again and where do you live that you feel this way? Especially if you live in the US or Western Europe, stop whining and take responsibility for your life. Step up like so many others have, find a goal in life that you have the talent to do, and go get it. Look around; if most of the people you see daily are happy in living their lives, you may want to consider you might be doing something wrong. Best of luck to you in reaching your goals once they've been set, and make sure those goals don't interfere with others trying to attain their peaceful goals.

Answer 3

We do ....

War of the Roses, 1459 - 1487, Civil War
Armada Crisis, 1569-1594, International War
Glorious Revolution, 1675 – 1704, Civil War
American Revolution, 1773 – 1794, Civil War
US Civil War, 1860 – 1865, Civil War
Great Depression/World War II, 1929 – 1946, International War

Answer 4

Simple in some countries you would be shot. In the UK politics is such a sad thing people are not interested. Power corrupts and the ones in power do not want to loose it. You have opportunity to vote out your government. In USA they count different to us at voting time so Bush got in. Tory and Liberals have no one who can lead the UK at present. So we are left with a sleazy, corrupt load of liars running the UK. Even the PM's wife thinks she is the leader. So what hope for Zimbabwe or some Eastern block countries when the so called civilised world cannot do things honestly.

Answer 5

You think that over throwing an existing government AUTOMATICALLY produces a better government?
Better get back to your history books. Or ask still living Cubans, Russians, Chinese, Cambodians, etc.
At least in America we're still a work-in-progress. We can change,even ever so slowly, what we don't like, without the fear of jumping from the frying pan into the fire as has been the case for many, many countries after a revolution.

Answer 6

Although we often feel sorry for ourselves these days, the truth is we are living damned well compared to the average peasant in Medieval times.

In the Peasants' Revolt in the Dark Ages, they literally had nothing to lose.

Most of us start crying when the shops run out of turkeys at Xmas or our cable connection isn't working. We don't know what hardship is and couldn't comtemplate making ourselves uncomfortable for a day let along a lifetime.

Answer 7

You got the answer to that one, plus unlike a few centuries ago people do not get involved with thier politics at all. Gone are the days when the entire town would close down for town meetings.

Answer 8

You said it yourself, we have all become to self-involved and lazy. We hate when we should care, we divide when we should unite. It seems that until an 'issue' touches people personally, they are content to be onlookers. How else can we explain the fact that we stand back and allow thousands of children to die every day through lack of clean water and food? It's a sad world, but with people like you and I in it, there is hope. Keep up the fight sister.

Answer 9

On the whole we are a lot hapier now. The vast majority of us have no concept of hunger, poverty etc. You cant make a revolution on a full stomach.

Problem is that government know that - hence the endless tax increases, waste of our time and money, crackpot schemes designed solely to make themselves look good (millenium dome anyone).

I hate all politicians but none as much as the current government.

Answer 10

There's too little drive in people nowadays. They're pre-occupied with other matters and bored and apathetic. I also think there is very little sense of real community and that there is a lot of fear. Personally, I am all for revolution - it's just that no-one else seems to be.