(January 10, 2013 at 5:19 am)JohnDG Wrote: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
Mao Zedong
This assumes that it is a one way street always leading to fascism. That same attitude freed America from Britain and Libya from Gaddaffi.
And since when? Our pay gap hasn't grown as a result of my boss sticking a gun to my head to lower my hours. Money can be as powerful as a gun, and so can a grassroots movement.
Power can arise in many ways through many means, but it always takes money to maintain it once you get it.
