New Cities/New Soviets

February 04, 2006

molly on revolution

"Isn't the idea that revolution is provoked by suffering just propaganda? It is never the most fucked-over groups who rebel first. Look at the American revolutionaries: they didn't have it that bad! I think that if you comparted the groups who initiated revolutions throughout history, you would find that the commonality is that they were people who saw an opportunity."

I like this formulation, because it gets away from the corrolates suffering-hope that keep us stirring our emotions instead of making plans. This is not a battle for our souls, it is a battle for society.

On a related note: we watched another movie about Martin Luther, this one starring Mike Hammer!

pinky adds:

shows u

never confuse the sudden collapse of the ancient regime with a rev

vide :

eastern europe in '89

the rev if there is one and not just a smell removing change of outer ware

is the resultas u imply
of orged opportunists
responding to the collapse and the temporay "vacuum of legitamacy "

Posted by Sam at February 4, 2006 06:07 PM