Revolutionary Story
Matthew Ryan Fischer
The Glorious Revolution was also inaccurately known as the Bloodless
Revolution. The idea of a “bloodless” revolution
is often times held in higher esteem, as if the lack of death and violence
somehow makes the revolution more righteous in its cause. Some of the most “bloodless” revolutions in
history have happened while the people elatedly cheered and voted. Radical change was in store, but no one would
argue what occurred in March of 1933 to be a moral or benign turn of events.
Blood vs. peace, coup d’état vs. free elections – they are outdated models
for change. What should be sought out is
the Hidden Revolution. The trick to this
revolution is to have the revolution, win the revolution, never acknowledge that
it happened and then convince everyone that nothing at all has changed. The most lasting revolution is the revolution
that can not be challenged at the time or in the future. The best way to ensure there is no opposition
is to make sure that no one knows it even happened. If nothing ever happened, then no one in the
future can ever think to change it.
The goal for the leaders of the Hidden Revolution should be to never make
themselves or their purposes truly known and to convince the people to enact
the changes themselves without even knowing they are doing it. The leaders must operate inside and outside
of the so called mainstream systems to make it appear as if they are just one
piece of the society at large. No one
suspects those that seem to simply be part of the normal ebb and flow of
society and philosophic leanings. Allow
the people to believe there are such things as the zeitgeist and pop culture
and fringe movements, and then turn them all into the same thing.
The Hidden Revolution is not a so called Shadow Revolution as the
conspiracy theorists would believe. The
strength of the Hidden Revolution actually comes from embracing and actively
recruiting the fringe. Incorporate them
for they will be the most vocal and adamant warriors possible. Use their motivation and suspicion and point
it in the wrong direction. Allow them to
think they are fighting the system by having them be its greatest champions.
The Hidden Revolution does not happen because one “-ism” has defeated
another “-ism.” The Hidden Revolution
does not waste time debating the merits of one school of thought over
another. There is no need to sway or
convince a vast majority that your arguments are right and your opponent’s are
wrong. Do not waste time or be concerned
with right and wrong or truth and lies.
Power is power and control is control.
No words will change that.
Sell them an idea. Convince them
of a belief. Make it look like the right
idea has won or that the will of the people created change. Make it seem as if two people or two parties
or two countries battled and that through valiance, dedication and honorable
means one won and one lost. People want
to side with a winner. Distract them,
and then while they aren’t looking play the same song for the other side. Make the notes slightly different so it sounds
like an alternate. People like the idea
of an alternate. They like the illusion
of a choice.
But what choice is there, if both choices lead to your own ends?
All the Hidden Revolution requires is an agreement, tacit or overt,
between the participants. Those in power
are allowed to stay in power by giving the illusions of freedom of choice and individual
control of one’s own destiny. Those
without power remain without power through choice, because they are unwilling
to struggle and die to try and create a change that will never come, or because
they don’t even realize there is anything to struggle against.
The Hidden Revolution isn’t a revolution at all in the traditional sense
of the word. The Hidden Revolution does
not concern itself with change or brevity.
The Hidden Revolution is controlled stasis under the illusion of
evolution and social change.
Turn away. Don’t concern yourself with
that aching feeling that something is wrong.
Enjoy the sideshow – play your game or drink your drink or sit back and
see what’s on TV. You weren’t going to
do anything important anyway.
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