Since we're talking revolution, why not go back to one of the originals and see how it could be used to apply to a democratic society today...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea9c0da6-1fa7-11de-a1df-00144feabdc0.html
What I managed to deduce from this article:
Inheritance of a fallen regime (Sympathy for “old-school” financial logic + Ignorance of citizens’ emotions) = current problem facing Obama
Lessons to Obama to be learnt from the French King’s failure to manage dissent:
1. Emphasize positive facing goals: save the economy, don’t focus on punishing those who got it to where it’s at right now
2. Instead of just sympathizing with the people, try and provide them with inspiration: help them to rise above their misery
3. As well as reinventing trade methods and the finance system, a whole new system of values must be reinstalled
4. Understated is good – don’t rely too heavily on the media…don’t overpromise and under-deliver.
5. On the other hand, too much sympathy for the financial world will not be productive either. After all, it’s apparent what happens when we take it for granted/rely too much on it…
These hints, extremely general and slightly lofty – perhaps reflect the spirit of the French revolution. And France is definitely a democratic country that loves its right to revolt – in today’s world, protests and strikes against the government occur at the release of many a policy proposal. Maybe we should take a leaf out of their book, embrace our democratic rights more fully, and be inspired by the spirit of 1788?
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