Sowing the Seeds of Revolution

"Revolutions don't occur because of logic. They require passion, and this emotional element was brought to the movement by a group of radical visionaries fully aware of the power of the press." (pg. 8) Revolutionary ideas are spread by word of mouth along with written word of the press passing ideas from one another, stirring the fire.

I chose Sowing the Seeds of Revolution because I was moved by the words and ideas given in this chapter. In order to truly care about what you are reading you must have an emotional attachment, you must be moved by what the writer is saying. Currently, in the year 2011, we are undergoing a modern day revolution: Occupy Wall Street.




Occupy Poster

Photo provided by Dustin B on Occupy Together website.


Occupy Wall Street started on September 17, 2011. It is a "leaderless" resistance movement that is currently happening all around the world. The movement is the 99% who have had enough of consumerism. The 99% who are standing up against the 1% of the population that hold most of the nations wealth. The 1% that control most businesses and corporations throughout the nation.




Persistance of Ideas

 A protester at the Occupy Wall Street movement. Taken from flickercc.


If you are interested in joining the Occupy Movement you can go to the website.

How to occupy

Thomas Paine historical sign

Photo provided by http://www.ushistory.org/paine/


Thomas Paine's Common Sense

I think that the revolutionists talked about in chapter one would be proud of the movement going on today. One of the most notable revolutionists, in my opinion, was Thomas Paine. Chapter one talks about Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense and about how passionate he was about his cause. "Its message has been credited with transforming thousands of mildly disillusioned colonists into defiant rebels fully prepared to fight for a utopian new world." (Pg. 17) This is exactly what is going on today, messages are being sent around the world. Those who are sitting on the sidelines are being pulled into the movement and demanding change. It amazes me how a single idea can change the world.