Nonviolent revolution -- the reality of the future

[JDPriestly]

We are witnessing the power of nonviolence and love. There is no greater power in the world.

No knives, no guns. With only unity, strong voices, cameras, computers and trust in each other, the Egyptian people are overturning one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world. Thirty years of Hosni Mubarak – about to end.

So far slightly over 300 people have died out of a population of just over 82,999,000,

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:EGY&dl=en&hl=en&q=egypt+population

If you want your guns because they are fun, because you want to hunt, because you are afraid of the dark or of your fellow man – go ahead, that is fine.

But when it comes to change, to political action, forget your guns. Mubarak has one of the best equipped armies in his region. And what good has it done him? The world is connected. Everything is seen. Everything is public. Dictators cannot hide from their people. And criminals can no longer hide for long from legitimate public authority.

We are entering a new age in human relationships. It is not a specific government that is being changed, but rather the purpose and role of government. It is the way in which humans organize their affairs.

The world of the corporation and the board room will be the next to change – through nonviolence and effective communication. There is no turning back.

The dreams of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Thomas Paine, the dreams so beyond their reality that they could not imagine them – are now being realized – without violence.

[L. Coyote]

1. If it is violent, it is not a revolution!

Just more of the same old same old.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. VERY well said.

K&R

[Kennah]

3. Peaceful, non-violent, non-cooperation

Gandhi and MLK would be proud.

[malaise]

4. The technology and the youth will leave the old system

and its supporters kicking and screaming to the garbage heap of history.

[Capitalocracy]

5. What? My American brain does not comprehend!

Revolution is done through violence and violence only! Does not compute! *head explodes*

[safeinOhio]

6. The World Wide Web is mightier than the gun

and pen.

The right wing is more afraid of this than you might think. They push guns to increase the chances of violence so they can keep power. I can see guns for self defense, but not for revolution or government overthrow.