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Is this situation really odd? I personally believe it is the norm. The conditions to have a rebellion are two: 1/ Sufficient people around the place dreaming/
by crocal 9y ago
Is this situation really odd? I personally believe it is the norm.
The conditions to have a rebellion are two:
1/ Sufficient people around the place dreaming/hoping/yearning for change;
2/ An unusual event that cannot be managed by "just following orders"
As soon as the two are reunited, it's like throwing a lit match in a black powder keg. The larger the keg or the more powerful the match, the more spectacular the resulting rebellion will be.
In the case of the Soviet Union, the match was Chernobyl.
- tpeo 9y agoAs I said, I also believe it's much more common. I meant "odd" in the sense that it might lead to unintuitive situations if we only consider the preferences of the people involved. For instance, there might be situations where not a single person in the room might be in favor of the status quo, but not a single one of them dares to say it either, all out of fear that one of the others might be. Of course, it isn't "odd" if we also consider the incentives involved.