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Whatistobedone's avatar

Bravo. Absolutely brilliant. Reading your quote of Lenin - "people learn in a week more than they do in a year of ordinary, somnolent [sleepy] life.’… - in one stroke, birthed an epiphany: I want to be in the streets. I want to join millions in a (desperate?) attempt to free ourselves from capitalism and all the EVIL that comprises it...but I always catch myself thinking....no, we'll never be able to gather that many Americans and Amerikkans in the street. You point out (thank you) the pivotal notion of unforeseen events...literally at any one moment of time. As a sociologist I find all of this fascinating. As a hoi polloi, run-of-the mill average lady....the future frightens me...but I also now see an avenue for our collective escape and rebirth as a people. I thank YOU for that. And for helping me stay sane....! perhaps an arguable claim!

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Tom Wark's avatar

Can you clarify exactly what are "things that fit the definition of the word insurrection: acts and instances of mass popular revolt against currently existing (capitalist-imperialist) civil authority and government."

Also, you clearly underestimate the degree to which Americans value personal freedom. Your imagined future can't possibly coexist with personal freedom. It necessarily must include Mao-like "reeducation" and cultural revolution that would certainly advocate violence for certain people who practice wrong-think.

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