Oppression, Resistance and Revolution

[hisownagenda]

"George Orwell is an author of the 20th century whose fictional books mark a certain political slant," Magneto began as he marched into the room. "One quote of his states that all revolutions are failures bu they are not all the same failure. Orwell thought that revolutions fail because the end result is a change of tyrants and not a change of the

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Sign-In

[hisownagenda]

Singing the songs of angry men.

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[failsatspirit]

Korra

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[monkeymonkeydie]

Bucky Katt

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[glacial_witch]

Karla

Lecture

[hisownagenda]

While listening to the lecture look down, and show, some mercy if you can. Look down, look down, upon your fellow man

Assignment

[hisownagenda]

Describe two ways to ensure that the political cause of the revolutionary cannot be undone by those who are put into power.

Remember! Honest work? Just reward. That's the way to please the Lord.

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[glacial_witch]

Put the right person in power, Karla wrote. For Glacia, that means me.

...It was a work in progress, okay?

Re: Assignment

[monkeymonkeydie]

"Maybe it would be better not to have a revolution in the first place?" Bucky suggested. "I mean, we hold these truths in self-esteem that all Men are creative weasels, right? And you need to make sure you're home for dinner?"

Yes, he was a little less coherent than usual. He'd spent the morning playing with an idiot ball.

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[ultron_junior]

Victor wrote a 60-line unrhymed poetic parable about how the revolutionary just needed to keep it real, man, and the people would see the light even if it seemed at first as if they never would.

The TA

[hisownagenda]

Hopefully the class is full today so he won't be looking at any empty chairs or empty tables.

Re: The TA

[selfhelphero]

Billy wasn't really paying attention to anything today. That probably wasn't very nice, but all this stuff about revolution was just so boring. Who'd ever want to revolt and risk starting a war and stuff?

The Teacher

[hisownagenda]

Who is thinking about events back home. And the day about to dawn. And the night that may end at last.