Episode 113: Why radical revolutions never work.

Alexander and I, discuss why during periods of frustration, flipping the table over almost never works.

Topics:

A Case Study: The French Revolution

Revolutions are typically started by those already in the front of the line.

Second tier elites have a magical ability to rile people up.

We need to be a lot more mindful if our representatives are living true to the ideals they espouse.

Power has a funny way of alienating representatives from the very people they were entrusted to represent.

Consequences is the watchdog ensuring the captain is taking us where we were promised.

Overturning Citizens United is a good place to start.

Campaigns financed by smaller donors, creates a much stronger pipeline to those in power.

None of these ideas can work, if we don't do our part in holding powerful people accountable.