[ExI] Call To Libertarians

[Giulio Prisco]

Very true. Power is not given but taken. Let me rephrase as "the time
is right for the people to take the power back, and use it".

2011/2/25 James Clement <clementlawyer at gmail.com>:
> Giulio Prisco said:
>
>>
>> As in my previous comment, the events of the last 3 years show that
>> the time may be right to seriously thinking about giving power back to
>> the people, to whom it belongs.
>>
>>
> Giulio,
> Just for the record, no one "gives" power to anyone.  A person or group has
> (some amount of) power and either uses it or doesn't.  Both Anonymous and
> the (sometimes) peaceful revolutions in the Middle East demonstrate that
> power doesn't necessarily mean "arms."  You can wage a revolution with tools
> beside gunpowder and plastique.  I highly recommend John Robb's "Brave New
> War," to see examples of how small guerrilla movements use the creation of
> chaos to bring down governments.  In a sense, this is also what DRM pirates
> do to record and film distribution companies, when they knock off a movie
> and post it for free on the internet.
> Regards,
>
> James Clement
>
>
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