The Repression of a Revolution

3 Responses to “The Repression of a Revolution”

1. James Petticrew says:

   June 26, 2009 at 7:41 am

   Within a few decades of being repressed themselves Christians were persecuting the Donatist Christians in North Africa in the Early Church.
   Reformers like Luther and Calvin having been led a revolution against the repressive Catholic Church then persecuted the Anabaptists.
   You could go on and on, there is something sadly predictable about revolutionaries becoming repressive themselves.
2. brian miller says:

   June 26, 2009 at 7:55 am

   nothing like social upheaval to flip the apple cart of change. wonder, does it have to come to that?

   brian miller’s last blog post..10 and 2
3. Rob Turner says:

   June 26, 2009 at 10:52 am

   Great leaders lead from where they have been, and never forget what it was like to be there. Unfortunately, in more cases then not leaders seem to forget this. When that leader is running a society and forgets, or maybe has never know he or she runs the risk of repressing the very people he or she is suppose to lead to a better place. A people will only be repressed for so long before they will do what it takes to force the hand of those who are repressing them. I am praying for, first that maybe those who are leading now would remember and then listen to the voice of the people, or two if the revolution does become the leading party that it’s leader would never forget so that this ugly and unnecessary cycle would not start all over again.