What is it that distinguishes almost all revolutions from what is going on today in the USA? Yes, America is in the throes of a significant change. Sometimes when you are in the midst of something, you can't "see the forest for the trees". So let's step back and look at the big picture.
If we look at some of the significant revolutions historically, what we see is that they started as movements from the bottom-up. Inevitably, almost all of them result in totalitarian or dictatorial regimes.
The French revolution of 1789 was caused by the peasants revolting against King Louis XVI, followed by Robespierre's reign of terror. In the end, this led to the dictatorship of Napolean.
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a revolt against Tsar Nicholas of the Romanov Dynasty. It was led by the Proletariat (workers), which led to a Provisional Government. That, in turn, resulted in the ascendancy of Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks. What followed was one of the most murderous Communist regimes of the 20th century.
The culmination of Communist China's rise was cemented with the revolution in 1949. Dire economic conditions, war with Japan, high taxes, and wealth in the hands of a few led peasants under Mao Zedong direction to overthrow the existing order.
The uprising continued with the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s, which saw several years of conflict in which students organized themselves into the "Red Guards" under Mao's direction. Here, the purpose was to rid the party of capitalistic elements. Under Mao, the resulting carnage was estimated to be more than 50 million dead, perhaps the largest mass murder in history.
The American Revolution, which commenced in 1775 and lasted eight years, was also a movement by the oppressed against the oppressors. In this case, the colonists in the 13 colonies fell under the English Monarchy's thumb with excessive taxation and regulation. Winning the Revolutionary war meant that America was free to pursue an independent path as the Constitutional Republic, not a dictatorship.
We now come to a second American Revolution, which has seen some violent conflict and has resulted in some deaths. However, the revolution is something more profound. It is a cultural, moral and societal revolution akin to China's cultural revolution. Some commentators refer to it as a Woke Revolution. Regardless of the name, what is different this time, is that this is taking place from the top-down.
The Administrative State (government bureaucracy), the Democrat Party and Big Tech are engaged in censorship, cancel culture, racial hostility and, thanks to Covid, the restriction of citizens' fundamental freedoms. Make no mistake about it, the goal by the political class––which is controlled by leftists––is to demolish the right––the working class. You might ask, why would they do that? It's simple; the working class is associated with ex-President Donald Trump, and the left has done an excellent job of cancelling Trump. The leftists have companies like Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter, which implement cancel culture by removing any posts or media they deem unsuitable. This is particularly dangerous in the country that is supposed to be the bastion of free speech.
Robin D'Angelo's book, Critical Race Theory, is being implemented throughout society both in the corporate world and in the current Federal Government. This theory's upshot is that you are ingrained with racism if you are white, despite any protest to the contrary.
We know, of course, that the 2020 election was manipulated by Big Tech to gain a victory for Joe Biden. This occurred even though he hid away for most of the campaign, and it's evident that he does not have the mental capacity to head any country.
The Covid welfare state, massive increases in irresponsible spending, make people on the bottom more dependent on government. Unfortunately, people can be bought off with goodies from the government. The politicians and elitists are making people desensitized to the government spending trillions of dollars. The result is the same; the Big Tech billionaires and the political class impose their revolution on the people.
So, why are today's revolutionaries going down this path? The simple answer is power. The ability to control others feeds the addictive lust for power. Now that the populace, for the most part, is submissive, what is the likelihood for change?
The only chance that things can come back to a more balanced state is if things get bad enough, then people on the bottom rung may rise up when it comes to voting. However, it won't be easy because the influx of massive illegal immigration, changes to the electoral laws, and overreaching tech company control make this a big ask. Only time will tell if Americans will accept this radical shift to a totalitarian regime. However, there is hope because totalitarian regimes like the Soviet Union have collapsed, albeit it took 70 years.
This is also a warning for the rest of the world regarding how easily our liberties can slip away.
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