- There ain't gonna be a revolution... Archived Message
Posted by Der
on May 20, 2020, 11:51 am, in reply to "The revolution will not take place indoors!"
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And, by the way, the concessions that have been won over the years, despite their flaws - the Welfare state, 40 hour week (for some), the very minimum wage, elections and so on - act to release the pressure on the system. Both the Spanish and Russian Revolutions took place at times of extremely severe hardship when people had hardly any rights. People felt they had little to lose. Maybe the western democracies will never face a revolution. And maybe that's no bad thing. The price - whether one wins or loses - is quite enormous. And that burden is, as usual, shouldered by the least able. Maybe all we are left with is this sham of a democracy with all it's flaws. And while I'm at it just look at the people on here who rant and rave about the harm the lockdown is doing yet do absolutely nothing about it except put pen to paper. Surely, if they feel that strongly about it while also doubting the dangers of the virus they should be on the streets protesting about it. Or are they trying to get others to go on the streets on their behalf? That's pretty much rhetorical. I actually believe the mortality rate is worse than they tell us and I believe the lockdown is a necessary evil imposed upon us because of their years of running down the NHS. "Protect the NHS" - the absolute hypocricy of them telling us to do that simply beggars belief. We need more support for those who are locked down. That's been obvious from day one. That's why I won't be taking to the streets. Meanwhile, having shouted for the lockdown to be lifted we can now gird the loins of our kids and prepare to send them back to school like canaries down the mines! |