The Threat of Insurrection

[DeMoore]

I'd rather not have my first post be a quote, but its fairly appropriate:

"It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things; for the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order; this lukewarmness arising partly from the incredulity of mankind who does not truly believe in anything new until they actually have experience of it."
-Nicollo Machiavelli

Change, for whatever quirk of human society or genetic code you choose to attribute it to, comes only* when said 'lukewarm defenders' either grow to a sufficient number to overwhelm the existing system or when a smaller number grow sufficiently aware of the desperation of their situation.  to facilitate the insurrection the man at the top refers to to occur you either need to raise the awareness of a lot of people or make the existing base of aware people sufficiently incensed. 

Why not hedge your bets and do both?

-DeMoore

*other options include a) the introduction of a third party, in whose opposition the existing order and the proponents of change units and b) Tsunami / Meteorite / the consumption of waffles in great number.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Huh, nice first post, quote or no quote. Welcome, DeMoore!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Bump for increasing relevance.

[jorgea]

You make a sound argument when violence and only violence is necessary to see results.  Thanks for sharing.