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   Philip Cardella (philip_cardella@historians.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Dec-2024 07:10:36 JST Philip Cardella

   Name two impressive, successful #revolutionaries who actually got shit done in the 20th century and didn't start murdering their citizens once they got their revolution. Yeah, that second part, amiright?

   Anyway, now you're thinking of Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. Right?

   Kinda interesting their approach wasn't killing people, isn't it?

   Oh, you're thinking of Nelson Mandela? While his approach may not have been as peaceful it was the peaceful part that worked in the end.

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     Philip Cardella (philip_cardella@historians.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Dec-2024 07:10:36 JST Philip Cardella

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     What history actually teaches us about #revolutions is the the more violent the revolution the more #violent the new regime.

     #violence begets violence.

     There are ways to stop or slow it, to be sure.

     But Mao and Castro were probably on the right side of history. Until they weren't.

     There is a time for violence. There's certainly a time for anger.

     Once you *want* violence you've forfeited any claim to a fair and equal government.