# when the revolution comes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078 "2002-05-09T14:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/1 "2002-05-09T14:26:25Z")
I have reading such stuff for a few years now. Its even mentioned on the sdmb. What do you mean? IS there a revolutuion expected in America? How would it come about? Militarily? (vanilla, who tried to make the revolution happen in the 60’s but was too busy with her homework…😉 ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/2 "2002-05-09T15:00:02Z")
Well, first of all the marketing department of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation will be against the wall. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/3 "2002-05-09T15:02:34Z")
It is merely a sarcastic recycling of tired Marxist/Ultra-Populist rhetoric, meant to be tragicaly hip. :rolleyes: Often, but not always, posted by a generation that doesn’t believe in **anything** strongly enough to bother to _vote for it_ , much less fight in the streets. Not worthy of your time. Or mine. Or even theirs. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/4 "2002-05-09T16:56:56Z")
Despite the miltia-type “USA is going down a rat hole” rhetoric, we’ve been quite stable since 1974. The only recent event that might have been remotely touchy would have been the 2000 presidential election if it had been a Perot type guy that had the election stolen from him. But still, highly unlikely. (Can’t you just see H. Ross declaring himself President, creating a new Supreme Court, etc.?) ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/5 "2002-05-09T21:41:34Z")
Dammit **Schnite** , you beat me to that reference but not this one: The revolution will NOT be televised. ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/6 "2002-05-10T12:45:01Z")
But Doomsday will, on CNN :d ---
**Author:** ![njufoic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@njufoic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njufoic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/7 "2002-05-10T22:46:17Z")
I don’t see any immediate reason to assume there will be an American revolution in our lifetimes. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be. It’s pretty clear from looking at history that major changes in the government of nations do happen from time to time, often without clear warning far in advance. Revolutions are kind of hard to predict. As for one occurring in America during the next few decades, I wouldn’t bet my checking account on it, but you never know. -Andrew L ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/8 "2002-05-10T23:48:43Z")
There really isn’t any revolutionary movement with much steam behind it afoot in North America right now. They saying is an artifact, I believe, from the last century dalliance with the failure that was communism, a saying that got a boost in the '60s, and is now about as relevant as (the probably misquoted) “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” ---
**Author:** ![pbrtallboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@pbrtallboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbrtallboy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/9 "2002-05-11T01:21:27Z")
Will it be prefaced by a shot heard 'round the world? ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/10 "2002-05-11T01:29:51Z")
Nah, that’s been done. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/11 "2002-05-11T02:07:06Z")
“April 26, 1992. There was a riot in the street. Tell me where were you? You were sitting home watching your TV While I was PAR-ticipating in some anarchy.” Man, Sublime can bring it. Seriously, though. For a real revolution to appear there must first be widespread dissatisfaction with existing living conditions. And let’s face it, in the United States we’re one helluva long way from anything like that. Hell, our needs are so fulfilled (on average) that we go about MAKING up new ones to keep ourselves busy. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/12 "2002-05-11T03:09:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Its even mentioned on the sdmb. I mentioned it just this week in fact. > [@](#): > > What do you mean? When I wrote it, I meant (in a ironic manner) that Bill Gates was an egotistical fool with more money than sense. ---
**Author:** ![lenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/13 "2002-05-11T04:33:28Z")
The American people are revolting! Citizens demand new government! America is now Fundamentalist. Abe Lincoln named High Priest. [sub](I play too much civilization…)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/14 "2002-05-11T05:08:23Z")
Some people like to say that here in America, _we have a revolution every four years!_ or some such. I don’t think elections should count as revolutions however. At least, not until the Bolshevik Party wins anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/15 "2002-05-11T06:17:43Z")
But we can use the ballot box to stage a revolution. [size=6] **VOTE LIBERTARIAN** [size] ---
**Author:** ![Dieter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dieter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dieter)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/16 "2002-05-11T07:39:51Z")
I do not think the average American would get off their sofas long enough to stage a revolution. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/17 "2002-05-11T07:44:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dieter \* > \*\*I do not think the average American would get off their sofas long enough to stage a revolution. \*\* Not unless the cable went off. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/18 "2002-05-11T07:46:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Schnitte \* > \*\*Well, first of all the marketing department of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation will be against the wall. \*\* _Hops in his time machine and comes right back_ Well, in retrospect, it seems like you are (will be) right. Too bad the popcorn at the execution was(will be) stale. ---
**Author:** ![Dieter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dieter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dieter)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-revolution-comes/108078/19 "2002-05-11T07:52:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\* > > Not unless the cable went off. \*\* LOL. How true is that?? hah hah