You
don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-cheek
revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution. ~ Malcolm X
Every
revolution that has been or that will be will always have bloodshed. It's
understandable. However, what is not understandable is the amount
of bloodshed that is shed. It's not just a little amount, but large
amounts, and unnecessary amounts. Sometimes so much blood is shed that more could have
been saved had there never been a revolution. So thus defeating the
purpose of having the revolution.
In
history, there has only been one really successful revolution. And
that would have to be the American Revolution. However, mind you, the
American Revolution can't really be counted as a revolution. It was
more of getting rid of an invading force since the Colonials had
lived so long in America and had been established in the place so strongly.
Anyhow,
most revolutions are fraught with violence. Tremendous amounts. And
the scary thing about revolutions in general is that the people who
take over have to be scarier, meaner, and more angry than the people they
took over to beat them. And there lies why revolutions aren't really
worth it. Which brings to mind, better the devil you know, than the one you
don't know.
The
thing about revolution is that it has been romanticized. It may seem
fantastic, but the truth is that besides all the hyped ideology and
beliefs, greed and the usual sins of ruling a country are still very
much there.
Take
the French Revolution, one of the most famous revolutions. It had to
be done so many times till it succeed and many times things weren't solved. Furthermore,
the times they did win, they had a little cuddly moment called the Reign of Terror.
While
certain governments and other ruling powers may be horrible and we
should never condone their actions, sometimes it would be better for
people to just work with them. Or least work things out with them.
In
Egypt they had a revolution, now they are a bit settled, but before
in that time of revolution, an extremist Islamic group took over who
was worse than the former government. While the news made it seem
like a grand revolution it wasn't.
Or
take for instance the recent Syrian Civil War. People got all excited
that the Syrians were starting to stand up for themselves. But they
made a deal with the devil and now ISIS is working with them. The
thing about revolutions is that they are flawed and dangerous.
While
it may seem that the governments of certain nations are evil which
they can be. It should be known they can change. And sometimes their
jobs are very tough.
As
an illustration, communist China. Although they have done horrible
things, they have achieved great things. China was in ruins after
the Western worlds came in and fed them opium and then even more so by the
Japanese invasion. It's only understandable that something desperate and dangerous would rise from the ashes.
However,despite all that, the Chinese government are
making things better, very slowly. And things aren't all perfect, they have to be very tough.
With over more than 200 hundred dialects and 56 ethnic groups in China,
it's practically trying to rule the whole of Europe. So it's a bit
understandable how they are. Ruling a nation is never easy.
The
thing with these struggling, harsh, nations, it's not always simple or fun. Sometimes
they have to make grown up decisions. It's tough. We shouldn't accept all they're actions. But the thing is that we, as the Western
world, the UN and other people, need to grow up. It's not all honky
donky for people. Some of the people they rule are very nasty people.
And waving our hands and condemning everything is not very helpful.
Maybe that worked once, but that is no longer really worth doing now.
It's just shouting with no power. Also, it's important to not forget that the so called developed countries of today use to be just like the underdeveloped countries. However they had time to grow up. It won't always be pretty, it's a bit like someone growing up as a teenager. It's pimply and squeaky.
Yes, governments are flawed and we
can get angry at them, but at the end of the day, they are ruled by
humans. Humans, just like you and me. With loves and hates. People who
sometimes do stupid things. But people who can change, people who are
in power, so thus governments can change. It may take time, but things
are not all over. They just need time.