People trying to pretend that nowadays due to social media and just the internet in general that it is easier to start revolutions and for people who aren't fully invested in them not to be swung by them.
Case in point, the Russian revolution. I don't know the figures, but I doubt almost every citizen in Russia wanted a communist revolution, they could have fought back. But they had know way of communicating with the outside, their world was what was right in front of their eyes. And they saw destruction and violence, and decided they didn't want to end up being lynched.
The argument some are trying to make is that it will be easier for people to avoid 'following the crowd' if the Marxists tried to start a civil war due to communication online with others who were against the 'revolution'. Not a chance.
The grid in the US could be taken offline by any well-trained team, the only problem is the huge distances. Boom, electricity and internet down. Next would be the phone networks. And so on. They would create mass confusion, which is the best weapon in these sorts of circumstances for the overthrowers.
Case in point, the Russian revolution. I don't know the figures, but I doubt almost every citizen in Russia wanted a communist revolution, they could have fought back. But they had know way of communicating with the outside, their world was what was right in front of their eyes. And they saw destruction and violence, and decided they didn't want to end up being lynched.
The argument some are trying to make is that it will be easier for people to avoid 'following the crowd' if the Marxists tried to start a civil war due to communication online with others who were against the 'revolution'. Not a chance.
The grid in the US could be taken offline by any well-trained team, the only problem is the huge distances. Boom, electricity and internet down. Next would be the phone networks. And so on. They would create mass confusion, which is the best weapon in these sorts of circumstances for the overthrowers.