"I don't quite understand what you are getting at here. Are you suggesting that if there's an option to change leadership in a peacable and orderly fashion people usually take it rather than revolt?" *btw, can you tell me how to make things show up in italics? Technology and myself don't get along well...*
Not exactly.. What I'm saying is that, most governments that appear after power-turnover aren't what you could call a 'people's revolution' by any means, regardless of whether the turnover is peaceful or not. Sort of like American Civil war compared to the American Revolution (sorry about the American reference; I'm not up on my European history enough to really talk about it without sounding like an idiot 8P); in both instances the civilians expected armed conflict and serious loss of life, and both were caused by serious economic issues and anger over representation (or lack thereof). But the difference was that, during the Revolution, there was a dramatic overhaul, and an entirely new governmental system was created, with most of the major players not having had a big part in the old government (similar to the French Revolution). During the Civil War, the Confederacy was structured very much like the Union government, and most of the leaders were former members of the old government. And that seems to have happened much more often than Revolutions. I was just wondering what factors have to come together to cause a revolution rather than just a hostile takeover/split, because both are caused by similar factors, and in most cases they have similar consequences.
"Well yes, although I wonder what they would make of us flying stawberries to another continent to be chopped up and then flown back just so we don't have to chop our fruit ourselves" This is why we should all follow Robespierre's example and eat fruit that does not require chopping (er... Nevermind that people in 3rd world countries are selling them for like 13 cents a day). Good point though... I suppose that it's easy to forget about the 'unseen' consequences of consumption, especially living in a country where the vast majority are middle-class, and there are systems in place so that even people who are homeless have food and shelter.
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*btw, can you tell me how to make things show up in italics? Technology and myself don't get along well...*
Not exactly.. What I'm saying is that, most governments that appear after power-turnover aren't what you could call a 'people's revolution' by any means, regardless of whether the turnover is peaceful or not. Sort of like American Civil war compared to the American Revolution (sorry about the American reference; I'm not up on my European history enough to really talk about it without sounding like an idiot 8P); in both instances the civilians expected armed conflict and serious loss of life, and both were caused by serious economic issues and anger over representation (or lack thereof). But the difference was that, during the Revolution, there was a dramatic overhaul, and an entirely new governmental system was created, with most of the major players not having had a big part in the old government (similar to the French Revolution). During the Civil War, the Confederacy was structured very much like the Union government, and most of the leaders were former members of the old government. And that seems to have happened much more often than Revolutions. I was just wondering what factors have to come together to cause a revolution rather than just a hostile takeover/split, because both are caused by similar factors, and in most cases they have similar consequences.
"Well yes, although I wonder what they would make of us flying stawberries to another continent to be chopped up and then flown back just so we don't have to chop our fruit ourselves"
This is why we should all follow Robespierre's example and eat fruit that does not require chopping (er... Nevermind that people in 3rd world countries are selling them for like 13 cents a day). Good point though... I suppose that it's easy to forget about the 'unseen' consequences of consumption, especially living in a country where the vast majority are middle-class, and there are systems in place so that even people who are homeless have food and shelter.