4 ms·
Indeed. I am forgetting the title now, but one book I read on revolutions framed them generally as a "rotation of elites" in the general case. That is - even
by steveBK123 1y ago
Indeed. I am forgetting the title now, but one book I read on revolutions framed them generally as a "rotation of elites" in the general case. That is - even what appears to be some sort of grassroots / working class / peoples revolution it just moves power from one set of elites to another..
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> it just moves power from one set of elites to another To be fair, replacing useless elites with good ones, even violently, can be good. But it doesn’t mean the old elites face justice. And it generally takes the revolutionary elite a generation to learn to govern.