Revolution is described as an overthrow or repudiation and
the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by
the people governed.
John Adams said the "Revolution was effected before the
war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people . . . .
This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of
the people was the real American Revolution." He went on to say that this
revolutionary thinking began 15 years before the first shot was fired.
Did the American Revolution end? The answer is yes and no.
Yes, the war with the British ended in 1783. No, the American Revolution did
not end. In fact, it is more an evolution (Evolution: any process of formation
or growth; development) today then a revolution.
Are we currently experiencing a revolution without a
physical war? Are we on the verge of the slow evolution of our society speeding
headlong into a second great revolution unlike the Revolution of 1776? According to eminent historian Gordon S.
Wood, we are experiencing the common characteristics of most historic
revolutions. “The American Revolution does not seem to have the same kinds of
causes – the social wrongs, the class conflict, the impoverishment, the grossly
inequitable distributions of wealth-that presumably lie behind other
revolutions” Woods explains. Woods is describing the historical motivation (seeds) of every
revolution except the American Revolution of 1776. Look again at the characteristics “social
wrongs, the class conflict, the impoverishment, the grossly inequitable
distributions of wealth”.
Are these not the socioeconomic characteristics of
our country today? We see more social legislation bills today presented by the
minority party than ever before (mostly involving the rights of women and Gays).
We hear of class warfare from our elected leaders and the media. We see a
declining middle-class and a growing need for government assistance at a record
pace and a corresponding historically inequitable distribution of wealth.
The minority party has gerrymandered in an
attempt to swing congressional districts in their favor successfully evidenced
by the last election where the majority party received 1 million more votes but
have less representation than the minority party. In addition, we see the
minority party imposing state voter legislation focused at minimizing the vote
of citizens who now make up the majority party.
In my opinion we are experiencing a slow nonviolent (so far)
racial revolution perpetrated by the new minority on the new
majority (the combined racial and social minorities who together represent the
new majority). In the minds of the new minority the first shot of this war was
fired with the election and subsequent reelection of Barak Obama. The new
minority’s tactics are legislative obstructionism, talk of secession, anti-religion and socialistic rhetoric, and political attacks on the economy, women and minorities.
The minority party leadership would rather see our economy
falter and our country decline so as to advance their political ideology
(sacrifice of the majority for the minority) at the potential cost of the
nation. The will of the majority has
spoken with the reelection of Barak Obama and yet the minority leaders resist
the will of the people.
Unfortunately for the minority party, we have reached the
point of critical mass with regards to our changing socioeconomic makeup and
public opinion. Their attempt to ignore, block, and obstruct the power of
change is like the well-known paradox of what happens when an irresistible
force (change) meets an immovable object (resistance to change). Either
the immovable object will be crushed by the irresistible force or cause it to
deflect in a new direction. I hope its the latter and not the former. We need both parties to be strong but both parties must be pliable or risk misrepresenting the will of the people and possible annihilation of their party.
