Forum Post: How Many Large Scale Revolutions Have Succeeded Without Violenc
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 20, 2011, 11:47 a.m. EST by dspace
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Not advocating here, just asking. Would be good to have some examples of major philosophical shifts in society that did not involve violence.
Breaking windows doesn't nothing. Just look at Greece. Many things broken and thrown, and still the bankers won. Because none of the 'black bloc' there ever protested the corrupt politicians.
India overthrowing brittish rule
The final spark was provided by the rumoured use of cow and pig fat in the newly introduced Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle cartridges. Soldiers had to bite the cartridges with their teeth before loading them into their rifles, and the reported presence of cow and pig fat was offensive to both Hindu and Muslim soldiers."The Uprising of 1857". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2009-11-10. On 10 May 1857, the sepoys at Meerut broke rank and turned on their commanding officers, killing some of them. They then reached Delhi on May 11, set the Company's toll house afire, and marched into the Red Fort, where they asked the Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, to become their leader and reclaim his throne. The emperor was reluctant at first, but eventually agreed and was proclaimed Shehenshah-e-Hindustan by the rebels. Chandra 1989, p. 31 The rebels also murdered much of the European, Eurasian, and Christian population of the city. David, S (202) The India Mutiny, Penguin P122
sheer numbers, 10 million at the Capitol, in the halls of Congress and the Supreme Court..At the offices of guilty representatives,with warrants in our hands..