who agree that US should be changed through revolution?

Question

revolution is the best way to bring change.although not so favored by politician by saying it does not last long, still it is the easiest way and effective.the americans need to remember that it is their leader that bring chaos totheir country.

Answer 1

It depends what you think needs change. Revolution could be helpful in some cases yes.

Answer 2

Revolution, as you point out, is the quickest and easiest way to bring about massive changes, which is why we must be hesitant at all times to use it. Most of the violations of the social contract between elected governments and the people can be corrected through the established system - especially in the United States. To contemplate revolution, we need to seriously and rationally judge the nature of the violations of the contract and weigh in the possible outcomes of a violent revolution. What goals is the revolution attempting to achieve? What are the dangers that a revolution could be co-opted by forces bent on destroying a republican (small r not the party) government and ending us up worse off than we are under the current system? You might think GW Bush is a dictator and imperialist, but what happens if we get a Robespierre or Napoleon? How much chaos is George bush actually creating compared to the chaos a revolution would cause?

Answer 3

Only one revolution in history succeeded, the American revolution. All the others were revolts that were just about there then the military commanders revolted against the new government because they were broke. Even the American commanders almost revolted against the new congress, George Washington talked them out of it the night before they planned to revolt.

I doubt yours will be the second to succeed.

Neither Israel, India or the Philippians can be classified as a revolution. Revolts are incomplete revolutions.

Answer 4

Several revolutions in history have been successful, not just the American revolution. You only have to look at India, Israel, the Phillipines, etc. None of the revolutions in history have been entirely successful. In the US, after the Treaty of Paris, in 1863/4, people immediatly started to limit the rights of individuals, until today most of the Bill of Rights is subject to individual whims.

Jefferson said, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." He wasn't talking about overseas tyrants either.

While the long-term effects of revolution may be propitious, we have to take into account the short-term suffering. Violent revolution in the US is not very likely because most of us are not that involved in the political implications of our nation. Most of us are quite happy with the life style we currently have, and don't really want to change it through revolution. This is one of the reason that our military forces have gone out of the way to engage in overseas adventures. Although Madison and others of our founding fathers spoke out against becoming involved in overseas military skirmishes, America has always sought to fight "over there." Only the Civil War required "the blood of patriots and tyrants," to be shed on American soil.

We will support revolution anywhere in the world, as long as it is in the interests of "Pax Americana." Otherwise we are opposed to revolution. If we won't support genuine revolutionary forces overseas, what makes us think that we could support it here.

And finally, look at the outcome of any attempt at peaceful or violent revolution in the US. If the attempt at revolution is violent, look at the massive display of firepower that is used to quell the revolution: the bombing of a Philadelphia neighborhood against Move, a radical black movement, in 1985; the response of Federal agents to the Waco fire incident in 1993; the police use of over 9,000 rounds of ammunition in the SLA siege and fire in L.A. in 1974. I do not agree with any of these movements but the massive amount of firepower used in these situations shows the contempt of federal, state, and local governments toward revolutionary movements.

Answer 5

Do you remember what happened to Timothy McVeigh?

Lincoln said that in a democracy there is no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet.

Answer 6

No don't,
just force this bunch to sign the ICC threaty.
America is ok, its just runed by dangerous people!