tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post116310964206503629..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: A "velvet revolution" for AmericaRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-12278302323894573592008-11-21T09:08:00.000-10:002008-11-21T09:08:00.000-10:00Part of the problem, I think, with using the Velve...Part of the problem, I think, with using the Velvet Revolution as a model for what we white Americans in the United States should aim for is that I think the Velvet Revolution was possible only because it occurred in an ethnically homogenous population. The division was between those of a failed ideology and those who wanted freedom. The ones adhering to the old ideology could simply change their ideology, and voila, they were part of the revolution. No one, for the most part, would have their interests permanently harmed by the revolution. Hence no need for violent resistance.<BR/><BR/>But here we will have a large proportion of the population that are non-whites who would never agree to our vision. Our vision excludes them from having the kind of power they want. Basically we have several distinct peoples competing for control of this territory. We could convert white liberals to our cause nonviolently but if nonwhites ever gain power in this country, and become the majority population-wise, there will be no non-violent revolution possible because they aren't simply going to give the country back to us.MnMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110007186831549266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-6038884681362982172007-09-10T07:58:00.000-10:002007-09-10T07:58:00.000-10:00I'm getting into this discussion late, so I'll jus...I'm getting into this discussion late, so I'll just say that your post was interesting, but more importantly, it was rational as hell. It is good to see some clear thinking expressed with rational self-interest. It will get to the point in the future where self-interest will be important again, but the protection of anonimity of or an informed cadre of sympathetic people will not be. Unless, enough people can be shaken to view truths which are above their present levels of comprehension.<BR/><BR/>Good post, Rick. Van, I think if the people of Belgium are any indication, the pretense will turn to blind acceptance and public support for more PC.Flanders Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203059151805600587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-1163258183692217952006-11-11T05:16:00.000-10:002006-11-11T05:16:00.000-10:00VA,You raise some good issues, which I'll address ...VA,<BR/><BR/>You raise some good issues, which I'll address in the next posting.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-1163223789495907142006-11-10T19:43:00.000-10:002006-11-10T19:43:00.000-10:00I've been pondering your words since I read this b...I've been pondering your words since I read this blog entry last night.<BR/>A lot of food for thought there.<BR/>What was it, in your opinion, that made the 'Velvet Revolution' possible? From what I understand, the decaying system sort of fell of its own weight; nobody truly believed in it anymore, and the house of cards fell. Or were there dedicated believers who simply saw they were outnumbered, and gave up without a tussle? <BR/>Sometimes it seems to me that the vast majority of Americans (and maybe Westerners in general) do not believe all the PC slogans and rhetoric, but nobody wants to be the first one to drop the pretense. Do you think our PC establishment is as decrepit as the Eastern Bloc system was? <BR/>I do sense that we are on the cusp of something, but I'm not sure which way it will go.Vanishing Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723746944036650219noreply@blogger.com