I pose to you a question: Is the occupation of Revolutionist/Revolutionary still a viable and applicable career path in today’s competitive job market?
Before the obvious answer (Yes!) is given, let us set some parameters for discussion. First, the context; the post-industrial, post-enlightenment, pre-apocalypse, and pre-dictable ‘developed’ world. It is what I live, it is what I am equipped to discuss. There are clearly locations on this planet that not only offer opportunities for Revolutionaries, but that could indeed serve as their Oxford and Cambridge as well. Central Africa comes to mind. However, unless countless marketers, multinationals and mercenaries are wrong, it is only a matter of time before the darkest parts of the Dark Continent are enlightened and join us in democracy, milkshakes and Barbie dolls. I would personally like to thank Madonna and Brangelina in large part for this, as they have made obvious progress in tearing down many of those cultural walls. A similar argument of manifest-destiny-progress could be constructed for most any other region of the world, so I am comfortable in my terms of reference.
Given this rich tapestry of western civilization, we need to ask three fundamental questions as it pertains to revolting;
1. Can a single person lead a revolution? (Is the Revolutionary the answer?) 2. Is the revolution going to be adopted? (Will society believe the Revolutionary?) 3.Will the revolution be replaced? (Can the Revolutionary be assured of future employment?)
The first two criteria set the foundation for starting a Revolutionist career, the latter arguments for or against job security. If the answer to all three is yes, then I say the role of Revolutionary is safe and small children everywhere can have all the Che Guevara action figures and AK-47’s they can carry. If not, then perhaps we have to re-evaluate the role of Revolutionist and its place in the current cultural context.
To answer these three questions, I propose a simple test: using a hypothetical revolution, critically answer the above questions in the positive or not.
(To be continued….)
Before the obvious answer (Yes!) is given, let us set some parameters for discussion. First, the context; the post-industrial, post-enlightenment, pre-apocalypse, and pre-dictable ‘developed’ world. It is what I live, it is what I am equipped to discuss. There are clearly locations on this planet that not only offer opportunities for Revolutionaries, but that could indeed serve as their Oxford and Cambridge as well. Central Africa comes to mind. However, unless countless marketers, multinationals and mercenaries are wrong, it is only a matter of time before the darkest parts of the Dark Continent are enlightened and join us in democracy, milkshakes and Barbie dolls. I would personally like to thank Madonna and Brangelina in large part for this, as they have made obvious progress in tearing down many of those cultural walls. A similar argument of manifest-destiny-progress could be constructed for most any other region of the world, so I am comfortable in my terms of reference.
Given this rich tapestry of western civilization, we need to ask three fundamental questions as it pertains to revolting;
1. Can a single person lead a revolution? (Is the Revolutionary the answer?) 2. Is the revolution going to be adopted? (Will society believe the Revolutionary?) 3.Will the revolution be replaced? (Can the Revolutionary be assured of future employment?)
The first two criteria set the foundation for starting a Revolutionist career, the latter arguments for or against job security. If the answer to all three is yes, then I say the role of Revolutionary is safe and small children everywhere can have all the Che Guevara action figures and AK-47’s they can carry. If not, then perhaps we have to re-evaluate the role of Revolutionist and its place in the current cultural context.
To answer these three questions, I propose a simple test: using a hypothetical revolution, critically answer the above questions in the positive or not.
(To be continued….)
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