Revolution.

[osan]

Replacing one tyranny with another defeats the point of rebellion, does it not?

[acptulsa]

I certainly think so. But it seems there are quite a lot of people who are fine with it, so long as it's their flavor. They don't appear to care that you can only get as much liberty as you give. They just want to impose their preferences on their neighbors, rather than have their neighbors' preferences imposed on them.

But in any case they're obviously content to impose their will on their neighbors.

[TheTexan]

I certainly think so. But it seems there are quite a lot of people who are fine with it, so long as it's their flavor. They don't appear to care that you can only get as much liberty as you give. They just want to impose their preferences on their neighbors, rather than have their neighbors' preferences imposed on them.

But in any case they're obviously content to impose their will on their neighbors.

I would be an excellent tyrant. Everyone would like me. Or else

[Swordsmyth]

Replacing one tyranny with another defeats the point of rebellion, does it not?

So does leaving a vacuum and allowing someone else to fill it with a new tyranny.

[acptulsa]

So does leaving a vacuum and allowing someone else to fill it with a new tyranny.

So, are you saying that filling the vacuum with a different flavor of tyranny is the only way to do a revolution..?

1776 was an illusion? We all need to guarantee that we lose? If not, then just exactly is your point?

[Swordsmyth]

So, are you saying that filling the vacuum with a different flavor of tyranny is the only way to do a revolution..?

1776 was an illusion? We all need to guarantee that we lose? If not, then just exactly is your point?

Where did I say to fill it with a tyranny?
The Founders attempted to fill it with a non-tyranny, how well they succeeded and how long it lasted as relatively nontyrannical are up for opinion and debate.
We can certainly improve on what they did given the chance.