Read or listen now | We have a broken political economy and a yearning for change, yet revolution is impossible. Find out why in this piece by Dominic Frisby on missed opportunities and the failures of democracy.
I'm not so sure. People acquiesce and make do for as long as possible. But there comes a breaking point. First past the point voting sets a high bar to the election of populist political parties, but dams break eventually. Delayed revolutions are likely to be the most violent revolutions.
The trouble is, I can’t rise up because I’d get arrested and if there isn’t one already, they’ll find a law to throw at me. Then I’d be a criminal. No chance of decent employment, family struggle to survive, if my mortgage was too high we’d be forced into smaller accommodation, etc etc. They really have designed a very effective prison without walls. Most of us have too much to lose by taking a stand - which is why most people will stand by instead of standing behind you. Quite depressing really! However, politics is downstream of culture so if we all start changing our thinking and behaviour away from state dependency, politics would inevitably catch up. It’ll take a while and a few martyrs though - anyone volunteering?!
I think adds to Dom’s argument. The car crash needs to come, things need to get much much worse, and only then will people turn on the Grima Wormtounge’s who have white anted Western Civilisation pushing their globalist agendas
When the obvious routes - tax revolt, armed revolt, electoral revolt - are all blocked, the answer is to be creative. Return to first principles. What is power?
The situation in the Eastern Bloc seemed even more hopeless, and that ground on for decades. Then it all melted away like snow in Spring. Largely without a shot being fired.
So how did they do it? Lessons there, perhaps.
To the question - what is power? It's the ability to make people do what you want. Ultimately it's a mind trick. You can't use armed force on everyone, you need them to comply willingly. Which means you need everyone to agree that, yes, you have power.
In the Eastern Bloc, it reached the point where everyone agreed that the people in power were clowns who shouldn't be listened to. And suddenly - the clowns had no power.
As @John Carter says, the answer is to be creative.
My post, A Trust of Sovereignty, argues that, in certain circumstances, the courts could ask the King to convene a Constitutional Parliament to overrule the standing Parliament. My latest, and the follow-up that I’ll be posting in a few days time, are about the deficiencies of the electoral system that might lead to that.
It would be delicious to use some of their own globalist horseshit against them. Maybe from the UN's declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples: "Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exer-
cise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind"
I'm sure you've heard this before and have probably dismissed it as "conspiracy" but it may be worth you seriously looking at the possibility this decline is being managed with the objective being to blame the chaos on Putin, China, war etc. etc. For the chaos destitution and to be used as a pretecx for a more authoritarian state. The economy is beyond repair and close to collapsing, military and police pensions cannot be paid and the security forces therefore cannot be relied upon to protect the state, this would be a possible way to maintain control.
I agree with your analysis that the state is the root of a lot of these problems. However, it’s probably also worth pointing out the influence of large corporations, the revolving door between public and private enterprise, and the ‘collaborations’ between the two that never seem to work in the citizen’s interest.
Look, for example, at the FTSE100. I thought it was only in China where one could only turn a profit with the patronage of the state. But it’s here too.
Bit of a counsel of despair Sir, but I can't say I can disagree with the sentiments beyond the fact that there is something the individual can do, which I understand they are doing; leave. I advised my young son (23) to get himself away to Argentina, he happens to speak Spanish reasonably well. My dad took the family to the middle east back in the 70's when we had the last round of this stupidity. Worked out well for us. Thats not to say I didn't think long and hard before offering that advice, which probably won't be taken. Can the ballot box deliver the significant change we need in so many areas? Do I want my son to suffer more years of financial repression and having to exist in a toxic society. Or should he stay and help change it? Assuming he'd want to make the sacrifice. Was a tough call. My partner is Polish and we go there once a year for a week. I wish I could be there more, what a breath of fresh air it is.
A friend of mine has been telling me for the last 18 months that getting our own houses in order is the only way we can survive what is coming, so this piece really resonated with me. As for revolution, I think the problem with that is the fact that most modern Brits. have a season ticket on the line of least resistance. As for the Brilliant people I agree with Ed Storer below. I remember Boris Johnson advocating 'World Class this and World Class that', but when I looked around I wondered where were all the clever (brilliant) people who will make it happen...
The politician can make decisions during his or her or they're short tenure that will impact for generations. Dedicated followers of fashion thats all they are.
And as for the future.... hell!... My grandaughter can pay for it. After all everything that has happened in the last 300yrs is her fault anyway... Or so they will have you believe..
Dom, this is a great piece. One of your best. If the only option is to “get our own houses in order” for the coming car crash then I would love a follow up on how you suggest someone best do that. I believe a sickness has taken hold in the West. Much like Theoden was under the spell of Wormtounge, there are globalist forces in control of Western Governments around the world - pushing third world immigration, re-writing history and pushing neo communism under the guise of climate alarmism
Well, you mention the American and French revolutions and they are still the most rebellious people. It might be that we Brits are slow to rise up but, from the things I read, there is a lot more pushback against the State in the USA. Because, as Gill Scott-Heron kindly informed us, the revolution will not be televised (the MSM being bought) doesn't mean its not happening below the surface. Oh - and they do have guns......
Yes, there are many guns here. And, many (I would say 60 percent) of people who are angry. The government has bigger guns and have proven they are against anyone not falling in line.
It is a coin toss what will happen.
We are a feisty group so I have been shocked that so very many went along with mandates and the summer of love (lies)
We did join with the French once but times have changed.
It only takes a few good men to start a revolution.
Yes - many here in the USA have guns. Distrust of Government runs deep and many believe it is part of the reason for the 2nd Amendment. However, the mismatch in firepower between most citizens vs Government troops is not easily overcome when push comes to shove. People will loudly boast that they’d stand up to tyranny but most would not. Those that might try would be squashed like a gnat. So instead we turn the guns on each other (crime & defense from crime) while the Government watches. The Machine (Kingsnorth et al) marches on while we all argue betwixt ourselves about re-arranging deck chairs or who (our political enemies) should be tossed overboard.
I wonder would the troops carry on as a government goon squad against their fellow citizens? I remember once in Nevada, a tour guide pointing out his favourite shop - Bass Sports I think it was called, selling all sorts of guns and the 8 or so of us tourists being slightly superior about how gun crime was low in Europe and that Americans were faintly lunatic with their gun ownership and their correspondingly high levels of gun crime. How could they not see it? Now.....I'm thinking, damn they have it right with their second amendment. I appreciate the forces of the state could intimidate on an individual level but mass armed insurrection? The main problem is 'the mass' are boiled frogs. If most people aren't seeing it, we are indeed watching a car crash in slow motion.
Another breeze of wisdom drifts smoothly through my world. Not so sure about 1880-1910 being golden though, not for the working classes anyway. It's a pity I cannot ask my great grandfather Amos Denton, coal miner and pig-slaughter in High Green, Sheffield.
Superb article! I am drawn to compare the successful revolution that just occurred in Bangladesh that deposed one of the longest reigning Prime Ministers to the possibilities of a similar revolution in the UK. Despite the PM telling police to shoot people, and they did shoot quite a few, she has had to escape.
Unfortunately, it seems the UK is hindered by key differences; They have zero reliance on the government in Bangladesh. UK has half the country relying either on benefits or government jobs. They would never rebel. Bangladeshis have communities and families. In the UK their is no cohesion amongst the white British to coordinate a rebellion. And now with full on state tyranny for thought crimes, which stops rebellion even starting, you will own nothing and no one will care if you're happy.
Speaking of potential revolutions, you aint seen nothing yet.
Chaos will be the dis-order of the day if these benighted revolutionaries gain the necessary political power to instigate the all-the-way-down-the-line agendas described in this project - http://www.project2025.org
An unsustainable system lasts longer than you think but then collapses quickly. It's amazing how long the Soviet Union lasted but it went quick. It's a miracle South Africa is even still a country but it has the miracle of Chinese money propping it up (probably).
My take is that our multicultural and debt based society is entirely held together by the welfare state (that includes NHS and state pension). When we run out of money and the welfare state can no longer be afforded there will be civil collapse. The state, the police in other words, will focus on protecting the ruling caste and the rest of us will be left to fend more or less for ourselves. Just as people are attracted to successful systems they are repelled by unsuccessful ones and so most immigrant stock will voluntarily repatriate leaving behind only the truly committed and integrated
Out of the chaos and homogenous high trust society an opportunity will then emerge for a new beginning.
The only 'but' is their 'get out of jail free card', the CBDC.....
All very interesting comments. I must say revolutions are very unpredictable events. Although we in the UK are not able to bear arms because of laws on carrying weapons. Violence tends to return to bricks and petrol. The pol tax unrest freighted the political establishment very much at the time. If we in the UK was to become angry enough I think this time the violence would be worse than the pol tax because we do not have the police force we had back then it is very much diminished and I think we would see some unexpected outcomes.
I'm not so sure. People acquiesce and make do for as long as possible. But there comes a breaking point. First past the point voting sets a high bar to the election of populist political parties, but dams break eventually. Delayed revolutions are likely to be the most violent revolutions.
Interesting. Thanks p
Just to clarify - I meant politically violent rather than physically violent - We are not French, old chap.
I got that!
The trouble is, I can’t rise up because I’d get arrested and if there isn’t one already, they’ll find a law to throw at me. Then I’d be a criminal. No chance of decent employment, family struggle to survive, if my mortgage was too high we’d be forced into smaller accommodation, etc etc. They really have designed a very effective prison without walls. Most of us have too much to lose by taking a stand - which is why most people will stand by instead of standing behind you. Quite depressing really! However, politics is downstream of culture so if we all start changing our thinking and behaviour away from state dependency, politics would inevitably catch up. It’ll take a while and a few martyrs though - anyone volunteering?!
I think adds to Dom’s argument. The car crash needs to come, things need to get much much worse, and only then will people turn on the Grima Wormtounge’s who have white anted Western Civilisation pushing their globalist agendas
True dat!
When the obvious routes - tax revolt, armed revolt, electoral revolt - are all blocked, the answer is to be creative. Return to first principles. What is power?
The situation in the Eastern Bloc seemed even more hopeless, and that ground on for decades. Then it all melted away like snow in Spring. Largely without a shot being fired.
So how did they do it? Lessons there, perhaps.
To the question - what is power? It's the ability to make people do what you want. Ultimately it's a mind trick. You can't use armed force on everyone, you need them to comply willingly. Which means you need everyone to agree that, yes, you have power.
In the Eastern Bloc, it reached the point where everyone agreed that the people in power were clowns who shouldn't be listened to. And suddenly - the clowns had no power.
Narratio potestas or something like that
As @John Carter says, the answer is to be creative.
My post, A Trust of Sovereignty, argues that, in certain circumstances, the courts could ask the King to convene a Constitutional Parliament to overrule the standing Parliament. My latest, and the follow-up that I’ll be posting in a few days time, are about the deficiencies of the electoral system that might lead to that.
https://malcolmr.substack.com/p/a-trust-of-sovereignty
Will read!
It would be delicious to use some of their own globalist horseshit against them. Maybe from the UN's declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples: "Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exer-
cise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind"
I'm sure you've heard this before and have probably dismissed it as "conspiracy" but it may be worth you seriously looking at the possibility this decline is being managed with the objective being to blame the chaos on Putin, China, war etc. etc. For the chaos destitution and to be used as a pretecx for a more authoritarian state. The economy is beyond repair and close to collapsing, military and police pensions cannot be paid and the security forces therefore cannot be relied upon to protect the state, this would be a possible way to maintain control.
Thanks Mike
I agree with your analysis that the state is the root of a lot of these problems. However, it’s probably also worth pointing out the influence of large corporations, the revolving door between public and private enterprise, and the ‘collaborations’ between the two that never seem to work in the citizen’s interest.
Look, for example, at the FTSE100. I thought it was only in China where one could only turn a profit with the patronage of the state. But it’s here too.
Big tech big corporations big gov all part of the same problem
Bit of a counsel of despair Sir, but I can't say I can disagree with the sentiments beyond the fact that there is something the individual can do, which I understand they are doing; leave. I advised my young son (23) to get himself away to Argentina, he happens to speak Spanish reasonably well. My dad took the family to the middle east back in the 70's when we had the last round of this stupidity. Worked out well for us. Thats not to say I didn't think long and hard before offering that advice, which probably won't be taken. Can the ballot box deliver the significant change we need in so many areas? Do I want my son to suffer more years of financial repression and having to exist in a toxic society. Or should he stay and help change it? Assuming he'd want to make the sacrifice. Was a tough call. My partner is Polish and we go there once a year for a week. I wish I could be there more, what a breath of fresh air it is.
yes Argentina. I can't wait to go
A friend of mine has been telling me for the last 18 months that getting our own houses in order is the only way we can survive what is coming, so this piece really resonated with me. As for revolution, I think the problem with that is the fact that most modern Brits. have a season ticket on the line of least resistance. As for the Brilliant people I agree with Ed Storer below. I remember Boris Johnson advocating 'World Class this and World Class that', but when I looked around I wondered where were all the clever (brilliant) people who will make it happen...
Tha ks Alan. Great points
This is the era of consequence free living.
The politician can make decisions during his or her or they're short tenure that will impact for generations. Dedicated followers of fashion thats all they are.
And as for the future.... hell!... My grandaughter can pay for it. After all everything that has happened in the last 300yrs is her fault anyway... Or so they will have you believe..
Absolutely right
Dom, this is a great piece. One of your best. If the only option is to “get our own houses in order” for the coming car crash then I would love a follow up on how you suggest someone best do that. I believe a sickness has taken hold in the West. Much like Theoden was under the spell of Wormtounge, there are globalist forces in control of Western Governments around the world - pushing third world immigration, re-writing history and pushing neo communism under the guise of climate alarmism
Tha ks Terrence. I will do that.
Well, you mention the American and French revolutions and they are still the most rebellious people. It might be that we Brits are slow to rise up but, from the things I read, there is a lot more pushback against the State in the USA. Because, as Gill Scott-Heron kindly informed us, the revolution will not be televised (the MSM being bought) doesn't mean its not happening below the surface. Oh - and they do have guns......
Yes, there are many guns here. And, many (I would say 60 percent) of people who are angry. The government has bigger guns and have proven they are against anyone not falling in line.
It is a coin toss what will happen.
We are a feisty group so I have been shocked that so very many went along with mandates and the summer of love (lies)
We did join with the French once but times have changed.
It only takes a few good men to start a revolution.
Yup!
Yes - many here in the USA have guns. Distrust of Government runs deep and many believe it is part of the reason for the 2nd Amendment. However, the mismatch in firepower between most citizens vs Government troops is not easily overcome when push comes to shove. People will loudly boast that they’d stand up to tyranny but most would not. Those that might try would be squashed like a gnat. So instead we turn the guns on each other (crime & defense from crime) while the Government watches. The Machine (Kingsnorth et al) marches on while we all argue betwixt ourselves about re-arranging deck chairs or who (our political enemies) should be tossed overboard.
I wonder would the troops carry on as a government goon squad against their fellow citizens? I remember once in Nevada, a tour guide pointing out his favourite shop - Bass Sports I think it was called, selling all sorts of guns and the 8 or so of us tourists being slightly superior about how gun crime was low in Europe and that Americans were faintly lunatic with their gun ownership and their correspondingly high levels of gun crime. How could they not see it? Now.....I'm thinking, damn they have it right with their second amendment. I appreciate the forces of the state could intimidate on an individual level but mass armed insurrection? The main problem is 'the mass' are boiled frogs. If most people aren't seeing it, we are indeed watching a car crash in slow motion.
Another breeze of wisdom drifts smoothly through my world. Not so sure about 1880-1910 being golden though, not for the working classes anyway. It's a pity I cannot ask my great grandfather Amos Denton, coal miner and pig-slaughter in High Green, Sheffield.
No but the improvements in living standards over the last couple of generations was extraordinary
Superb article! I am drawn to compare the successful revolution that just occurred in Bangladesh that deposed one of the longest reigning Prime Ministers to the possibilities of a similar revolution in the UK. Despite the PM telling police to shoot people, and they did shoot quite a few, she has had to escape.
Unfortunately, it seems the UK is hindered by key differences; They have zero reliance on the government in Bangladesh. UK has half the country relying either on benefits or government jobs. They would never rebel. Bangladeshis have communities and families. In the UK their is no cohesion amongst the white British to coordinate a rebellion. And now with full on state tyranny for thought crimes, which stops rebellion even starting, you will own nothing and no one will care if you're happy.
Interesting I didn’t know that
Speaking of potential revolutions, you aint seen nothing yet.
Chaos will be the dis-order of the day if these benighted revolutionaries gain the necessary political power to instigate the all-the-way-down-the-line agendas described in this project - http://www.project2025.org
Oh and the political compass test was fascinating. Ta
An unsustainable system lasts longer than you think but then collapses quickly. It's amazing how long the Soviet Union lasted but it went quick. It's a miracle South Africa is even still a country but it has the miracle of Chinese money propping it up (probably).
My take is that our multicultural and debt based society is entirely held together by the welfare state (that includes NHS and state pension). When we run out of money and the welfare state can no longer be afforded there will be civil collapse. The state, the police in other words, will focus on protecting the ruling caste and the rest of us will be left to fend more or less for ourselves. Just as people are attracted to successful systems they are repelled by unsuccessful ones and so most immigrant stock will voluntarily repatriate leaving behind only the truly committed and integrated
Out of the chaos and homogenous high trust society an opportunity will then emerge for a new beginning.
The only 'but' is their 'get out of jail free card', the CBDC.....
All very interesting comments. I must say revolutions are very unpredictable events. Although we in the UK are not able to bear arms because of laws on carrying weapons. Violence tends to return to bricks and petrol. The pol tax unrest freighted the political establishment very much at the time. If we in the UK was to become angry enough I think this time the violence would be worse than the pol tax because we do not have the police force we had back then it is very much diminished and I think we would see some unexpected outcomes.