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"how revolutions start: when members of the elite try to overturn the political order to better suit themselves." - Kind of against the conventional definition
by chkaloon 6y ago
"how revolutions start: when members of the elite try to overturn the political order to better suit themselves." - Kind of against the conventional definition of a revolution.
- gumby 6y agoIs it? All revolutions are started by powerful groups from the elite who enlist people lower down in the hierarchy to help them. I cannot think of a counterexample, not even the Russian Revolution.
- mywittyname 6y agoRevolutions always end with some powerful person (often from within the military) becoming the most powerful person.