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Careful what you wish for. Just because something is flawed, doesn't mean that burning it down will replace it with something better. It's the same reason why m
by tharne 5y ago
Careful what you wish for. Just because something is flawed, doesn't mean that burning it down will replace it with something better. It's the same reason why most revolutions to overthrow dictators usually become as bad or worse than what they replaced.
- jeffbee 5y agoThe article isn't about revolutionaries throwing incendiary devices through the windows of law schools. It's about the vested members of the establishment itself voting by a 20-to-1 margin to reflect on the flaws of their system. It's the most mild, milquetoast revolution of all time.