(November 8, 2014 at 11:38 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(November 8, 2014 at 11:26 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: ... or better yet, vote with bricks.
Not me. Westernized societies do far better than closed states as far as protecting dissent and pluralism. I see no point in having a revolution just because currently the tool of government is being abused. I know far too much of history to know having one will not be an assurance that the outcome will be any less immune to corruption or favor your personal desires.
You do not simply create a power vacuum because it will become a power struggle when created and most often the case is that while the "revolution" occurs and there is unity in it, after the power is toppled the infighting starts for the struggle over how the new power is set up.
I think it is better to use your own voice and keep the tools of westernized governments but simply get rid of the corruption.
Voting with bricks is better than not voting at all; passion is better than apathy, right?
Me, I vote, on a ballot; I've lived through one revolution and don't want to see another. But throwing a brick is better than bending over in the current system, don't you agree?
