This is a good point. Additionally, aren't most well-known revolutions of recent history creations of a privileged class that often used the lower classes as meatshields?The American Revolution wasn't a popular revolt, it was a revolt by the ruling class that managed wide popular support.
American revolution was an independence movement. it wasn't that radical, relatively speaking
overthrowing your own somewhat legitimately elected government is very different
The American Revolution wasn't a popular revolt, it was a revolt by the ruling class that managed wide popular support.
Somewhat legitimately? They stole the election and keep telling congress to kiss their ass every chance they get whenever they get caught doing something illegal. We STILL don't have trumps tax returns.
I am certain that while what you're saying is true, the "big middle" you're talking about: the people who only care about their day to day and tune out politics, they were always there. They were there during 1776 and only wanted to go about paying taxes to British and going about their daily lives. The big middle was always also there in 1864. They went about their daily lives and did not particularly care for the abolitionist movement or the Southern Slavery Economy. It's only when Civil War erupted they became politicized because their able bodied men were conscripted by Union or Confederates. And trust me they are here today and they will be there in the future. You can't fault them too much either. The revolutionaries are the ones at forefront who cause change to happen. The revolutionaries are always a minority - an entire nation cannot be made up of revolutionaries.People who talk about the possibility of a new civil war vastly underestimate just how many people in this country don't care about the positions either side are taking, most people just want to live their lives and provide for themselves and their families and wouldn't be willing to "fight" for one side or the other. A new age civil war just isn't realistic, you are just not going to see most average suburbanites take up arms.
I may be ignorant and misinformed but most republicans I talk to dislike trump. He's not even a GOOD republicans president aside from the tax bill. He's the tea party leader through and through. I think if he pisses off enough world leaders people would be willing to put party aside to purge the tea party from existence.
The soviet union fell on its own, it wasn't knocked down.Just 28 years ago the Soviet Union fell without firing a shot. Most revolutions nowadays are peaceful.
But it only comes when a critical mass is reached and we simply aren't there yet.
The technological disparity between government and rebels is enough to ensure we will never have a violent political overthrow of any of the top developed nations ever again.
People are too busy consuming entertainment and other junk to give a damn on a large enough scale.