Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Rebellion and justifiability

Rebellion is not justifiable because the basis of rebellion lies in harm and destruction. Most rebellions, in essence, are done by fighting the proposed tyrant and shedding the losers (but this is not always the case, for example, the less Revolution). Rebels use propraganda and shadowy tactics to recruit the masses in their cause, yet many of the recruits still don't entirely understand that the fight for freedom that they were recruited for is actually a simple rebellion against a ruler who is unfair to one or a few factions of his subjects. That is the second point, that typical rebellions usually do not lie in very extreme matters, such as the restriction of human rights or tyrannic acts, but sooner lie in personal grudges of the leaders and simple disputes over things such as territorry or money. In
Also, the statement that "rebellion is a great crime - unless it succeeds." is a perfect description of any kind of rebellion, because it reiterates the point that history is written by the victors. Continuing with this logic, any rebellion involves some sort of battle, which would resolve with a winner and a loser. Obviously, the winner will

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