Here’s a neat post at The Volokh Conspiracy on why the American Revolution was successful. Here’s what I think are the ingredients to a successful revolution:
* Principles.
* Motivated people.
* Organization.
* Dinosaurs.
* Laser cannons.
* Gravity.
Actually, I guess the last one is only needed for the revolution of a planet around the sun. You could have a political revolution without gravity, but it would be hard to orient yourself.
You forgot the much needed muskets in your list. Must have muskets for “muskets to the junk”.
A big reason why the Revolution was successful is that people finally caught on to what Obama was doing.
…and it would probably help the turnout if we don’t schedule the revolution to kick off on the same night as American Idol.
I would add that we also need some morons to be in our way. Probably the most successful revolutions occur when a bunch of sissy libs try to take away the guns belonging to a well-armed, angry majority. The majority can then say, “Hulk Smash!” and start shooting things. Lots of things.
* Principles. * Motivated people. * Organization. * Dinosaurs. * Laser cannons. * Gravity.
These are the exact reasons why The O’s hopey-changey takeover will not work for long. His conspirators possess NONE of the above (okay, okay, they were motivated for a moment or two against a common enemy: might and right), hence the timing is perfect for the true revolution.
COMMENCE!
I believe that we should keep the revolutionary spirit up in the country. One way is to host a joint wargames with the Honduran military and give them a little project to do in Washington. Let’s hope Nairobi’s airport is open.
You gotta give some further info on the dinosaurs. For instance, I don’t think Barney or Dino would be much help, whereas a stegosaurus would. Well, not really, but since they look like Volkswagons with fins I think there’re cool.
I don’t get the dinasuars either. Didn’t they lose their revolution?
As Orson Scott Card showed in “Ender’s Game,” a good leader can dispense with gravity, teach the troops new ways to orient, and lead the humans to victory over the aliens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game
You’re talking about the Gravity Gun from Half-Life with that last one, right? Thing looked frakkin’ sweet.
Why else do the liberal slimeballs want to ban all our guns and have them all confistcated so we cant ever rebell and throw off their NEW WORLD ORDER
2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 6:4-10
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; …
… through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speach, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute.
We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
We cannot be defeated, and we will not quit.