Revolution

Examination of posts by bloggers using the term revolution provides a reminder that there have been, throughout history, very many changes to which this label has been attached.

Going right back, you can start with the Neolithic revolution, occurring in different times in different parts of the world, which saw the human race of wanderers settle down to farming.

Moving into historical times, there have been many political revolutions; most historians would say that the French was the real biggie, but for truly modern history the Iranian Revolution stands out.

Moving right up to the present day, there's talk of a green energy revolution.

After you've seen all of that, do be careful about applying the term to, say, changes in the fashionable length of skirt...

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Revolution”

• New Movement Survey #1

  
  The Confluence — Authority: 620
  The time is right for a new movement.  The American middle class is sick and tired of getting trampled by the well connected who have our government by the balls.   But if we are going to get this baby off the ground, we’re going to have to do this right.   Successful movements have certain things in common. ...
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• Rasmussen polls indicate Orange Revolution by July 2011

  
  The Betrayal — Authority: 158
  The Post & Email published PUBLIC’S GROWING IRE AND MELTING SUPORT FOREBODE DIRE END TO OBAMA REGIM E by John Charlton (Nov. 29, 2009) — The latest Presidential Approval Poll by Rasmussen shows a -15 index, between those who strongly approve less those who strongly agree, the lowest rating yet for the ...
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• The State of the Revolution

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  Author’s Note: I would like to thank the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy for sponsoring my next speech, which this Thursday, December 3rd. The speech will take place in the Talley Student Center Grand Ball Room at N.C. State University in Raleigh, NC. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be free and open to ...
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• Han Han (韩寒): These Dogs Are Really Annoying

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 637
  Han Han’s new blog post , which employs his signature sharp, direct and sarcastic style, is once again an immediate hit in the Chinese blogosphere and BBS . Translated by CDT: Mrs. Pan’s house in Minhang district was forcibly demolished today. Mrs. Pan threw some combustion bombs she made herself from the ...
  7 hours ago

• How Packaging Can amplify Your Business

  
  WordPress Rocket — Authority: 143
  When marketing a product, packaging becomes vital to make the product successful. With good and attractive packaging, one could easily provoke the customer to buy the product; thus leading to its high amount of sale. Though it is well known that packaging matters a lot, the question “how effective packaging is” is ...
  9 hours ago

• Three Ways of Playing

  
  The Ludologist — Authority: 117
  Jamin Brophy-Warren writes about New Super Mario Bros for the Wii . And refers to some of my thoughts from A Casual Revolution , on playing to win vs. playing to keep the game interesting vs. playing to manage the social consequences: “Jesper Juul, a video-game researcher and professor at NYU’s newly minted ...
  12 hours ago

• Marc Faber “U S will default on debt or enter hyperinflation” 02-05-09

  
  TheMispricing — Authority: 142
  Need the domain or website for business? Family? Personal? www.DomainSolutions.ws Letter to my Senators educationalrevolution.wordpress.com Marc Faber upon US Debt as well as Economy www.campaignforliberty.com www.jbs.org www.trueworldhistory.info www.endthefed.us www.restoretherepublic.com
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• Tamale Day 2009 Sounds Like Fun

  
  Mission Mission — Authority: 555
  (via The Tens SF ) Posted in Activism, Life in the Mission Tagged: Activism Activism, revolution via hasttag
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• A Construction Migrant Worker’s Notes

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 637
  ChinaHush translates a blog post by a migrant worker currently building luxury homes in Sanya , Hainan: I used to have very low self-esteem, just because I am a migrant worker working at construction sites every day. Maybe it’s because I went to junior college for two years, our manger Yang made me the ...
  14 hours ago

• Gerald Celente – “Time for an American Renaissance”

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 170
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• Gerald Celente – “Time for an American Renaissance”

  
  Fuck Bankers — Authority: 170
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• Drawing in Excel

  
  MathsClass — Authority: 417
  A lesson for Year 9 students with DER laptops, or anyone really. Simon Borgert shows us how to make a coordinate drawing in Excel . Visit his blog to watch the video demonstration. .
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• MacNN – Jacob Appelbaum and RAM attacks

  
  Probably Biggest iPod Community in Europe — Authority: 148
  Jacob Appelbaum is one of the researchers who developed a technique for recovering data from RAM after power has been removed from the RAM. Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru See the original post:  MacNN – Jacob Appelbaum and RAM attacks Possibly related posts: (automatically ...
  18 hours ago

• MacNN – penryn and iPhone at Abilene

  
  Probably Biggest iPod Community in Europe — Authority: 148
  MacBook, MacBook Pros have new processors, and the iPod Touch and iPhone are about to be a part of an educational revolution at Abilene Christian University Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru The rest is here: MacNN – penryn and iPhone at Abilene If You Like this post, You will Like ...
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• Marxism and Social Change: An Enigma

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 507
            In the centre of his particular view Marx situates “the specific economic form in which unpaid surplus labour is pumped out of direct producers”. Though it is written in Capital Volume 3, the passage clearly refers to his early discussions about alienation of labour. However, considering ...
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• Luddism in Nottinghamshire

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 507
            Luddism (1811-1817) is basically a phenomenon where the breakage of machinery appears with a noticeable concentration in time and with an unusual intensity in the history of British industrialism. It was not the first time frames were attacked, but the first time they were so extensively. [1] ...
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• Oceans Preventing Climate Change — Good, Right? No

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
  As scientists continue to show, the oceans absorb CO2 and keep it from going into the atmosphere. Thus, they help to protect against global climate change. However, this is looking to be perhaps an even bigger problem than climate change! When oceans absorb this CO2, it makes them more and more acidic. “Since ...
  22 hours ago

• Oceans Preventing Climate Change — Good, Right? No

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  As scientists continue to show, the oceans absorb CO2 and keep it from going into the atmosphere. Thus, they help to protect against global climate change. However, this is looking to be perhaps an even bigger problem than climate change! When oceans absorb this CO2, it makes them more and more acidic. “Since ...
  22 hours ago

• Nissan: The new lithium battery will be able to power an electric vehicle for 300 kilometers TNR.v, CZX.v, WLC.v, RM.v, LI.v, SQM, FMC, ROC, NSANY

  
  Sufiy. — Authority: 131
  In 20 years, all cars on the road will be electric, Warren Buffett told college students visiting Omaha recently. " One thing is to get Warren Buffett to advertise your product and another one is for Buffett to proclaim: "In 20 years, all cars on the road will be electric". China, Buffett and ...
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• some thoughts on our newspaper ‘the commune’

  
  the commune — Authority: 136
  Ahead of a discussion of publications at our 12th December aggregate meeting, David Broder looks at the role of a printed paper and critiques the issues of The Commune produced thus far. While the Socialist Workers’ Party has recently suffered two of its pre-conference internal bulletins being ...
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