Do You Think You Could Actually Survive This? "5 Lessons Learned From Inside A Real World Dystopia"

[blackrain]

#1. No One Is Neutral -- Even if They Want to Be

You've probably sat through your fair share of "debates" between tipsy relatives on opposite sides of the political spectrum over Thanksgiving dinner. Now imagine an equally polarizing debate taking place in the middle of an armed revolution consisting of Islamic extremists and pro-military secularists, and you wind up in a situation where even having a "moderate" viewpoint can get you fucking stabbed for failing to sufficiently support one side or the other.

As we mentioned, after President Mubarak was given the boot and the country languished without an official president for a full year, the recently jail-sprung Morsi was elected into what would turn out to be a very short-lived presidency. During that time, Jim was teaching English to children ages 6 to 11, which traditionally is an age group that pays the exact same amount of attention to national politics as they do to the rules of etiquette governing the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese's.

However, kids are pretty good at parroting whatever politically charged vitriol comes out of their parents' mouths, regardless of whether or not they really understand what they're saying. And, when mom and dad come home bloody because of political rhetoric, or don't come home at all, you'd better believe those kids are going to repeat that shit.

"I was teaching English, and I taught them the word 'thief' at one point, and this 11-year-old says, 'Oh the Muslim Brotherhood, they're thieves,'" Jim said. As if this were part of the lesson plan and the kid was just helpfully reminding him that he'd skipped over it. "You couldn't go through a day without speaking about politics. You'd introduce yourself to someone, and they would almost always ask, 'What do you think about Morsi? What do you think about the Muslim Brotherhood?'"

And, keep in mind, you'd better be very goddamned careful about how you answer a question like that in a country where a judge recently sentenced 720 people to death for being alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters after what could just barely be called a trial. Just in the last year, the new government has killed more than 1,400 people and thrown another 16,000 in jail. Most of whom were supporters of Morsi -- the last guy who got thrown out -- who want him back in. If that happens, there'll be a whole different list of arrest warrants, for the other side.

Read more:http://www.cracked.com/article_2142...ide-real-world-dystopia_p2.html#ixzz3DaVFe5aA

 

[Bussy_Getta]

'MURICA!!!!

 

[caddo man]

Like I always post i those revolution threads.

You dont want revolution, You want evolution. The current status to grow into something better. Cause you will never see the fruits of your labor in a revolution.

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Anyone play the video game Fallout?

that's the future for real to an extent...

 

[Busta Carmichael]

"Imagine if someone breaks in to your house and you have no one to call"

I got goons on speed dial. Fuck is u talking bout b

 

[Dupac]

lol, this is what i try to explain to tons of people before...but i for some reason people can't see past their own opinions to recognize the ugly reality that they're dependent on the same shit they are so angry at

 

[PlutoBlack]

Everybody has a plan until they're punched in the face.

 

[Will Munny]

My .44 make sure all your kids don't grow

 

[southsil4lil]

Anyone play the video game Fallout?

that's the future for real to an extent...

Anyone play the video game Fallout?

that's the future for real to an extent...

Everybody should be required to play Fallout 3 and not even necessarily for the gaming aspect.....and I don't even play video games outside of the 2K

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Anyone play the video game Fallout?

that's the future for real to an extent...

Anyone play the video game Fallout?

that's the future for real to an extent...

Everybody should be required to play Fallout 3 and not even necessarily for the gaming aspect.....and I don't even play video games outside of the 2K

the storyline behind the whole franchise sounds prophetic honestly.

 

[blackrain]

lol, this is what i try to explain to tons of people before...but i for some reason people can't see past their own opinions to recognize the ugly reality that they're dependent on the same shit they are so angry at

See, this is the other part that never gets mentioned in "Let's take down the evil emperor" epics like Braveheart or Star Wars -- the fact that during the historic uprising, most people are still trying to get to work, and buy groceries, and live their lives.

This is really the part of the whole piece that stood out the most and I think that applies to what you said. Alot of people are so caught up in their own opinions and what they think they'd do in a revolution that they don't think about that transition process where the things they depend on to get by day to day would essentially be gone or severely limited

 

[Ajackson17]

Or...have the infinite gantlet and change reality.

 

[1of1]

Interesting read.

In guess either you got guns and numbers or you're food.

 

[LordZuko]

The reason many revolutions are not successful is because the people behind them have lofty goals but have not considered the stepping supported stones to achieve them.

If your revolution doesn't take into account that people need a way to feed clothe and shelter themselves x3 if they have a family then you need to sit down.

Revolutionaries have to also consider that people, including themselves have been living under a system for so long that without proper mental preparation they will only succeed in creating another violent oppressive government. The faces chance but the outcome is still the same. This what I tell so called Communists waiting on that revolution.

Revolutions fail because people have not grasped the concept, the irony of freeing people from one set of chains and putting them in another. Government in it's best form is a voluntary association. Anything that compulsory or mandatory relies on force, suppression, murder, imprisonment in order to protect itself.

Any revolution that does not first involve a change internally, in the minds and spirit is doomed.

 

[Dupac]

Any revolution that does not first involve a change internally, in the minds and spirit is doomed.

 

[playmaker88]

I could survive it because people have. Definitely not something id want or encourage some times the grass just looks greener

And change in thinking is much more fruitful than mayhem

 

[Will Munny]

Revolutions almost always end up worse than things were before.

Anyone see the movie with Vigo Mortenson called "The Road" shit is mad depressing. They don't explain what happened if its a nuclear winter or what but its super dark and depressing.

 

[Lou Cypher]

I always thought about what would happen if we overthrew the government. Knew it wasnt all peaches and cream. Probably be a lot harder establishing new leaders which would eventually lead to however many different factions and then a civil war.

 

[Will Munny]

Revolutions create a power vacuum, and when that happens shit can get very ugly.