• JohnDClay
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    3 months ago

    A revolution inherently gets rid of the checks and balances. The problem is the time period before new ones are set up.

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      3 months ago

      That’s why you set up the org that carries out the revolution in a democratic manner with checks and balances to begin with.

      Please read theory.

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        3 months ago

        A revolution in a democratic manner? We are taking about a violent armed revolution, right? For that, you need a military power structure, and big charismatic leaders to rally behind. There’s no way a revolution would try to hold fair elections while they are fighting.

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          3 months ago

          Sounds like you need to read theory and history. Marxists have advocated for democratic organizational structures for centuries.

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            3 months ago

            But they don’t actually put it in place because of the pressures during a revolution.

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              3 months ago

              Pressures on the system from destabilization are threats of revolution, hence revolutionary pressure.

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                3 months ago

                Do you think a democratic bureaucratic fully checked and balanced revolution would succeed in overthrowing the structure?