Ashu Shamy For President: May 2015

HOW TO ORGANIZE A SUCCESSFUL POLITICAL REVOLUTION AND GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

Introduction

This piece of work sets to demonstrate facts and procedures which must be taken into consideration in the organization of Revolutions and government overthrows in the present 21^st century. A revolution is a revolution, whatever name you may decide to give it. It means the same as the word itself; therefore irrespective of the kind of name given to a particular revolution, they all mean the same thing. This is because they possess somewhat similar characteristics and are influenced by similar factors and their procedures and outcomes often look similar ranging from change in culture, economic and political systems. Most times, it is even very difficult to distinguish the various kinds of revolution. Every revolution is out to bring a significant change. Something new and different from the former.

Various kinds of revolutions have been seen to exist in the world since its creation ranging from religious revolutions, socio-cultural revolutions, economic revolutions and most importantly political revolutions. Whatever the case, they all seek a common denominator; change. It may be either a change in the way of doing particular things, a change in the way of thought of a people, a change in the societal set up of a particular people; injustice, slavery, racism, tribalism ethnicity, etc., a change in the economic policies of nation and a change in the political status quo of a particular country. In all these areas, a revolution is required to yield the desired outcomes.

For a revolution to successful is one thing, for the success to be sustained is another. Therefore what matters most is not that a revolution has been carried out and won with great achievements, but rather how far the revolution successes will last to become the new social order of that nation or society. For a revolution to be successful and sustainable, standing the test of time, it must be started, fought, and won by the people of that nation and not external forces.

Revolutions are very risky ventures. It takes the spiritually gifted to stand the test of time and ensure that the revolution sustains and yield the desired results.

SETTING UP A POLITICAL REVOLUTION:

Things you must bear in mind.

In political revolutions, it requires a whole lot of guts, considerations and efforts to get people to rise up against a government in authority. This is what you must first bear in mind. These are risky areas because the government authority has all the machinery and even controls the weaponry used by the revolutionists. It can decide to block them from getting any access to any of the weapons and get them to their knees.

-Revolutions take time. You must be patient enough, plan well, and gather all the information you need. Do your planning and evaluation. Consider your financial power and study the political terrain and the minds of the citizens properly. You need great vision and proper organization. Sometimes your vision and how you perceive the revolt to be, will change. Sometimes the political system will change and new laws come in place that scare many citizens to join you to revolt, such as death penalty laws to anyone who is caught in a revolt. In such a circumstance, you must take a break and readjust your tactics. You must not hurry, because if you do hurry, you might be putting the success of the revolt in a great doubt.

- Dictators do not leave power easily. This is what you must understand. However with such knowledge, it will help you to plan your revolution very well to avoid making mistakes when you launch.

-Succeeding in a revolution struggle might be turned into a whole failure. You must know what it implies to mean a successful and a failed revolt. This will depend on your particular goal(s) of the revolt. Generally, when you succeed in your objectives, it is presumed that your revolution was successful. If in a political revolution, your main goal is to remove someone from power and you do just that, then your revolution was a success. But if you had more than just one goal like removing the person from power and gaining control or seceding from a present political status quo, then you must ensure that after removing the person from power, you must fully claim legitimacy by setting up a new government and structures that will replace the old ones. In the case of seceding, you must ensure that you already had a duly constituted government somewhere maybe in exile which will emerge and establish its supremacy and legitimacy at once after the revolution ends. Such a government must bring virtually new things and a new societal order to the nation if not it will be a complete failure as the people will equally have reasons to rise up against it.

-More so, when a revolution is fueled by a starving or unsatisfied lower class that is angry at the wealthy elites, it tends to be more easily corrupted by the government that controls the wealth of the lower masses. Their leaders will be easily bought away so cheaply and once they have been bought over, it gives the government an easily passage to kill down the revolution. Given that peasant classes are often less educated, they can be more easily coerced by rhetoric into doing things that will benefit them in the short term, but will have bad long term consequences. To rise against a particular regime therefore, the revolutionists must have the financial man power that will withstand them and their fighters throughout the estimated period of the revolution. Finance is a primordial factor to any successful revolution.

-Generally, everyone fears to dare take the lead and would prefer to follow the movement instead. Most people fear to step out their doors and "step up" the fight. In such situations, you must be ready to stand as one man army if all others fail you. Are you ready or not?

HOW TO START A REVOLUTION.

1. Set your objectives and know your goal.

In political revolutions, one of your major goals is to unseat a seating regime, overthrow a president and take control, secede from a present political system and form a new country and your main goal is to see one or all of that being achieved. As a matter of duty therefore, you must be able to set out your main objectives for venturing into such a battle. If you do not set out your objectives, then you will never expect to see any fruitful goals from the revolution at the end of it. This is the backbone of your revolution. Your vision and conviction must merge into a concrete plan called objectives.

2. SOLICIT FOR SUPPORT AND TRUST:

You must make sure that you campaign massively for support both physically, materially, financially and spiritually. You must remember that even though you might be one man army, you will not succeed in the revolt alone or with just a few numbers. Technology has even made it very easy for you in the 21^st century. You can use the internet, twitter, Facebook, to sell out your message to a wider public. On a one to one basis, you can share message flyers and use megaphones and the radio, TV and other media sources to sell your vision which will yield you enough support when you finally decide to start the war. This takes time so as a matter of policy, you must make sure you start it long before the time you wish to launch your first attack.

3. EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

At the time of sending out your message you will obviously start getting contacts and feedbacks. Evaluate such feedbacks and see who shares your vision just like you. Pull such people closer to yourself and start educating yourselves on every aspects of the revolution. Here you must x-ray your first objectives and draw a big picture of how the revolution will be executed. Consult revolutionary books and articles, and follow the success stories of other revolutions how they were planned, what were their main objectives and how they managed to succeed at the end. Look at their limitations and try to improve those weaknesses in your objective plan.

4. SET FORTH THE POSITIVE VECTOR:

For any revolution to gain admiration, the people who will eventually want to join the revolution must see some things that are new and far better than what the current regime could provide for them. Identify these things and make them sound as your top agenda for the revolution. It must be popular among the people and will definitely attract much attention and support.

5. SET UP THE MOVING TEAM:

You must get more people involved at this stage. Get like-minded people whose heads are very hot and always ready for action. You must work in a non-hierarchical group where all voices are heard and all opinions considered as important as necessary to the fight. Try to be simple as possible and never assume to be very bossy. You may elect to seek external support and back-up but make sure they do not overtake you in the process.

6. GET THE CURRENT MILITARY ON YOUR SIDE.

Your revolt will witness a quick success when you have insiders in the current political circle. You must try to win the confidence and trust of top ranking officers of the military who command great respect and authority within the Military and political system of your nation. The fastest revolution victory occurs where top military generals gang up and walk up straight to the president’s office and tell him Mr. President it’s all over. But the problem with this kind of alliance is that the power directly leaves the president to the Military and not to you the revolutionist which will instead become worse because the military will implement its own agenda and not yours.

7. TAKE ACTION:

This is as important as your life. So you must watch out for the progress of the fight minute by minute. This is the most important step because the revolution dies without it. Action is necessary irrespective of the type of revolt; nonviolent, or violent. In either ways you are required to act. You must all collectively match forward to fight with all you’ve got. Be prepared for counter attacks from the regime in place. It might be worse if it is an authoritarian or military regime. You must bear in mind as you match forward that external powers might be backing the regime in place and they both have the capacity to crush you. This is where your back-up force is highly recommended. You must all stand as one. You all are fighting to be free and not one man, so the freedom for all is the freedom for one and the freedom for one is the freedom of all. You must use the media at your disposal to spread wide your voices to the world and make the world know you are in control and will not back down. At the end, you will realize your goal. You must all be committed to the top; compromise at the battle ground is extremely dangerous.

HOW TO CONTROL, COORDINATE AND SUCCEED THE REVOLUTION.

Once the revolution fire has been lighted, the next important aspect is to control and coordinate the revolution.

1. SET UP PLANNING AND MONITORING TEAMS:

First and foremost, you must concentrate the revolution on the people. There is great strength in numbers. This is because your success result and power comes from them. The greater the mass and unity of your team, the higher the chances that your demands will be easily met. The people are as important as the desired goal of the revolution. You must therefore set up planning and monitoring teams to plan your movements, actions and to monitor the fighters else, they will be easily influenced and lured by the oppressor. If your group is being infiltrated by spies and black legs, even the real fighters don’t be surprised; will be easily tired and defeated. Never succumb to the lure of money. It will kill your vision.

2. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND CONSTANT SUPPLY LINE:

You must first and foremost, have access to highly competitive weapons of equal strength with that of your opponent no matter how skilled one side might be; the weapons must be up to the weight of that of the opponent. You must have well trained fighters, and they must be able to use sophisticated weapons that are even more destructive than that of your oppressor. Without military, your goal will be far-fetched. Without material availability, you and your fighters will quickly run out of demand and will be outsmarted and crushed. You must therefore ensure that you have enough military power at your disposal. Equally and most importantly, you must ensure the availability of food, water, shelter and all kinds of dietary substitutes and energizers to sustain your fighters. Your source of supply must not be known to the oppressor if not it will be blocked at once. If you ensure this aspect within the revolution, you are sure of winning the fight.

3. MAINTAIN TRUST AND SECURE COMMUNICATION LINKS.

Trust is very essential in all aspects of life. As such you must trust your teammates. They are your force and legacy. Believe in the ideas of others. You are not an island. You should trust them and be able to delegate power to other members if necessary. Give them tasks to do, never hold on to everything. Learn to share. The revolution is for all and not for you alone. So do not use it selfishly for your own gains and to make yourself popular.

This aspect is very important because your revolt can be hijacked if your communication links are cut off. You must ensure that as your top priority throughout the revolt. In the current 21^st century, technology has made communications very easy. Technological advancements through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc., can help you get your message and activities easily passed through to the oppressor. It sells your ideologies and activities to the broader world. It calls for international attention to your struggle. Nevertheless, in as much as it is very important to you, it is as well very important to your opponent, because he can easily hijack the major source of your information and even your area of operations and your next plans with simple devices. If he succeeds then, your fate in the revolt is hanging.

4. FAITH, COURAGE AND DETERMINATION:

To rebel against a seating government is a deadly mission. It could be a matter of your life for that of the state, so you must thread with much caution. Always listen to yourself and never lose focus. Always concentrate on your vision and goal, on the big picture. You must have faith, courage and determination and you must intend transfer that faith and determination to your fighters through your skills and inspiration. You all must be ready to stand the test of time and be willing to sacrifice everything even your lives just to succeed in the mission. You must show them this through your stewardship to them as their Revolution Leader and forbearer. You must bear in mind that, even if you have the said courage, and determination in all your team, you may not still succeed. You may still be squashed by the same government, because it has more than what you might have gathered as measures to unseat it. You must therefore have the required faith.

5. ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Every fighter within the group must feel his presence to be in high demand. There should be a very limited role play of Bosses and Commanders who only give orders for executions. Every group head must be very simple as the least fighter. The leaders must lead the fight and must be present in all battles. He must eat together with them; he must play together with them and must present every new information he gets to his teammates. He may not conceal every information from his group. This will boost the morale of the young fighters and they will feel at home to fight with all they’ve got to secure their home.

6. PLOT MAJOR TARGETS and STRIKES:

No revolution will actually succeed without major battle victories. Minor victories will not cause the oppressor to be threatened. He might consider it a normal social disorder and strikes and will ignore the demands of the revolutionists. Therefore, in order to shaken the oppressor, the fighters must ensure they take major and bold risks and carryout extra-ordinary demonstrations like bombings of the oppressor’s areas of interests, major transport ways like bridges, capturing and kidnap of some key citizens, a destruction of the nation’s important infrastructures that are keened to the regime. On this particular aspects, most oppressors will be forced by conscience to surrender or if not, by the international community to come to a compromise with the revolutionists. These are however extreme measures to be considered and will depend on the kind of regime in place. Long standing dictatorships will often experience such destructions. It is however worth considering on the part of the revolutionists that, they should bear in mind that the areas they are bombing would not be of importance to them in their new society when they take over power. But if such areas are rather very important in their future society, then they must be very watchful and very tactical when they decide to carryout destruction in that domain. If they destroy everything, then they might have even destroyed their future without knowing. These are some of the reasons why a revolution is successful but the victory does not last because the fighters destroyed the entire economy just to let their message pass. This is a typical image of Libya which will take a very long time for its economy to come back to normal as it was before during the regime of Muhammad Gadhafi. In the case of Libya, the revolutionists, did not just destroy the oppressor, the massively destroyed their own economy to a point of standstill.

7. CLAIM EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR VICTORY:

To be able to succeed a political revolution, the people must be able to claim ownership of the struggle. It is true external supports do matter in every revolution. France, for example helped the American Revolution of its success. The NATO massively supported the Libyans to take out their President Col Muhammad Gadhafi, but the Libyans forcefully projected themselves out as the actual people who took Gaddafi out. They did not give the NATO a chance to claim such a victory the same way George Washington took out the lead to pronounce the American Victory in the 1776 American war of Independence. They claimed ownership of the revolution. This claim of ownership definitely sustains the success of the revolution not only in the short run, but in the long run.

8. CONSERVE YOUR VICTORY

What do you do when the revolution turns out to be successful? This is where most revolutions fail after succeeding at first stage. Therefore, everyone has to be willing to compromise. The revolutionists must be ready to give and take. They must not take it all. They must have already set up a government in the background and structure, the new social order, new constitutional reforms, new currency change if necessary, and new institutions as well as diplomatic relations with the rest of the world. The government must proclaim itself and legalize its structure and the other changes before the people as soon as the victory is achieved. This will ensure that there is no power vacuum. If there exists any power vacuum, it will necessitate the development of rebel groups who will want to take over the lead of the new society. Such groups may cause even more disorder and the country may never normalize and enjoy peace if care is not taken. Therefore, all the revolutionist leaders must be willing to drop their military command and weapons, no more warlords and militias should exist. This is where they must be seen to exercise the highest degree of compromise and give and takes. Failure to take all of these into consideration will only produce a still birth society. I cannot actually refer to the Arab Spring revolution as a success because none of them has put in place any of the above principles. Yes it is true it succeeded in removing all the presidents and political system, but the revolutions have replaced the political system of the Arab world with virtually nothing that merits legitimacy. It is therefore a failed venture and not a successful one, in the strictest sense of the word.

Conclusion:

History has proven time and again that the main leader of the revolution is the main target. Once you are targeted and caught the others will be scared to continue the revolt. You must bear in mind that once you have been captured, you may be killed, tortured imprisoned etc. But that does not make you a failure. Nothing on earth will give you more joy than when you see your vision come to reality. So despite the torments, torture and hardship, you must be strong and positive with the belief that you stood for justice for all men and not yourself alone. When you die, you die a happy and proud man. But until you have been caught and killed, bear in mind that being a forbearer of the revolution does not make you the king of the revolution. Always try to seek advice from all your teammates. The revolution is not all about you but for a collective goal.

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