Good points on all. Thanks for taking the time to engage, at any rate.

You're right: I'm too sanguine on the possibilities of what "wholesale, violent revolution" could look like.

I felt after bashing Lessig, it would only be fair to offer my thoughts on the matter. But I probably should have sat it on overnight and given more thought to the last third. C'est la vie.

If I could re-calibrate my "suggestions," I would disavow the violence while still emphasizing that reformers put themselves at a disadvantage when they try to play this incremental, inside game on the elite's turf.

But, I guess we'll see. I'd love to be proven wrong on this.