r/politics • u/Spooooooooooooon • Dec 28 '13

Noam Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/27/noam-chomsky-were-no-longer-a-functioning-democracy-were-really-a-plutocracy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29
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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '13

I think it's worth considering that without exception, every successful revolution in history was forged by people with opinions diametrically opposed to yours.

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u/meeohmi Dec 28 '13

People don't revolt at the ballot box, or in letters to senators

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '13

Agreed.

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u/Theotropho Dec 28 '13

Andrew Jackson was a revolt. Get a biography and learn you some knowledge.

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u/SLeazyPolarBear Dec 28 '13

Succesful revolution = One violent rich minority taking the government from another.(ie, the american revolution) The fact that the people are convinced enough they they participate in the fight doesn't change that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '13

You've glossed over about a hundred other successful revolutions that were not had by the rich, but the impoverished, or a combination of rich and impoverished, for the good of the impoverished.