“A true revolutionary is someone who would see the world differently, in the hope that others will approve.”
Revolution
A revolution can be described as the process whereby all knowledge concerning matter or reason is overhauled. This usually happens when difficulties accumulate; making the existing paradigm of human enquiry and activity unsustainable, and a revolution occurs which introduces an entirely new paradigm, replacing the old. With this passing the old is rendered obsolete, heralding a new era or ‘will’ which operates until it in turn is replaced.
Revolutions are only an improvement if they represent crucially different constructs, when to resist would be self-defeating for the individual and the common good (clearly not worth fighting for). All revolutions are a dirty business. In the shaping of the political landscape, revolution is sometimes confused with anarchy, which literally means ‘no government’, an idea generally believed by most people to guarantee riotous disorder and mayhem amongst the populace, but is just a normal consequence of people being enslaved in some way.
If we study the requirements for revolution, i.e. unsustainable activities or behaviour by man or matter (as what happens when a giant asteroid collides with earth), we can easily see the ingredients for revolution are everywhere. In the economic arena for example, capitalism encourages private ownership in all areas of endeavour, however banks and corporations own virtually everything. And if the profit motive of economic man is the direct cause of environment change (unless an asteroid strikes soon), what is the point of industrial and technological progress if it ultimately leads to our extinction? This is an urgent call for Economic Revolution.
In the view of many activist movements, the future survival of humankind depends on a revolution in thinking at the very least and any form of protest (usually non-violent) aimed at bringing about change in political, social or environmental quarters must be encouraged. Activism is a powerful tool, resulting in regime change and is not limited to, but is usually associated with the ‘left’. An activist normally works on the fringes of ‘the system’ so as not to be tainted by it and many movements are therefore NGO’s.
It is a given that he who rebels does so at his peril, for during any revolution history asserts there will always be formidable forces at work to counter him. Those in power wish to cling to power, even if it means defending that which is not worth preserving.
