More Americans are Saying the Quiet Part Loud: They Want a Revolution [View all]

[Gaugamela]

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.”
— JFK

This political scientist samples multiple video clips of people expressing their frustration and outrage, and talks about the current state of the union in terms that are not expressed on cable news. He argues that the conditions exist in the US for an armed insurgency. For the most part he’s not advocating but warning, though he does support some ideas that might seem radical, like armed militias along the lines of the Black Panthers to protect local communities and neighborhoods. It’s an engaging watch even if you think it goes too far.

Things have gotten so bad in America that they no longer view voting and protesting as a viable way to achieve change in the system. As a result, more and more of them are calling for a revolution—and not all of them think peace is an option. In this video, we’ll discuss how declining material conditions, the collapse of the state, and rise of fascist authoritarianism has led to a conversation about the need to rise up and overthrow the system.