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IMO, yep.
Every major advance has been preceded by violent disruption, because power resists major advances almost without exception.
Bhutan's pre-emptive switch from absolute monarchy to democracy is one of the exceptions that prove the rule.
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I think there are more exceptions than that, my main squeeze Solon here being a good example.
Not saying riots aren't generally powerful, mind. I'm not into that.
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It's an unfortunate state of affairs.
Hopefully, coddled rulers of today's west will have a weaker tolerance for disruption than in past.
They better do. The New Deal came after decades of violence against the rich & imminent threat of violent revolt. We don't have that time.
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Was gonna ask you about that. I figured it was referring to someone in particular.
Obviously there's never one exception, when talking about all of history. I'll look him up.
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I don't think crediting him alone for Athenian democracy, but without his reforms it would have been a rather pointless endeavor.
& every autocrat who did anything good did so w/reforms. They have no other path by which to effect progress, though obviously they don't always do.
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