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the chances of "revolution" seems unimaginable A successful revolution maybe, but an attempt, possible and even probable.

• badRNG 6y ago
  The condition I placed on that is while people wear campaign buttons. The US has major elections every two years, that's almost certainly not enough time for a critical mass of disenfranchised voters to start something like that. They key word being voters. This is contingent on people having ongoing faith in the electoral process. People will tell you they don't trust electoralism, but they still vote and campaign for Trump or Bernie or whoever they trust to represent their interests. Trump and Bernie seem to be a part of this paradigm shift to politicians who serve as a sort of brand that people identify with. When people's whole political identity is wrapped around the "brand" of a public official, it certainly seems less likely now than ever that a "revolution" would occur. The conditions that would give rise to a revolution would likely see more across the board distrust of the democratic process fundamentally. Election interference might have some effect, but I'm extremely skeptical that a revolution will happen anytime in the foreseeable future.