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| | <nettime> COUP >< REVOLUTION a false dichotomy (in reference to the Ukra |
 | | Each historical moment which gets a name with the word 'revolution' may be linked to thousands of other moments with that same word, still all those revolutions will have settings in time, space and mood that are unique. |
 | | Jacquerie, riot, rebellion, insurrection, upheaval, rising, revolt, boycott, strike are some of the words closely related to the word 'revolution', often seen as the first steps in a serious of events that culminate in a change of power relations, temporal or lasting. |
 | | The words used for these first steps are mostly associated with actions of the oppressed, those who are not in power, lower classes, proletariat, 'the people', antipodes to rulers, oppressors, dictators and the like. |
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