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Re:The war on food waste is a waste of time by entropicdrifter on Thursday February 27, 2020 @05:17PM (#22438555)
Isn't the whole point of Democracy that it allows for peaceful revolution?

It seems to me that you've made the assumption that all revolution involves violence and purges of dissenters.

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Re:The war on food waste is a waste of time by Kaze404 on Friday February 28, 2020 @01:02AM (#22440842)
I don't necessarily disagree, but you're making the assumption that democracy is a given and immutable. "Peaceful" revolution through democracy can very easily become exactly what you're describing because it also relies on the defeated side to comply with the decision (to a certain degree, there's obviously more nuance).
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Re:The war on food waste is a waste of time by dws1999 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @05:55PM (#22438869)
peaceful revolution != peaceful transition of power

historically speaking, revolutions are a crapshoot.

forward looking, revolutions are a crapshoot (often sold by people not acquainted with history).

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