Democracy has four fundamental components:
1. Political in primary purpose,
2. Population - based,
3. Internal to a single system of governance, &
4. Legal in form.
Revolutionary insurgency shares the same fundamental components, except the 4th is "illegal" in form.
Thus, the fundamental distinction between revolution and democracy is legality.
Most revolutions occur when trusted, certain and legal participation in governance is denied to all or some identity - based portion of the population.
Robert C. Jones
Intellectus Supra Scientia
(Understanding is more important than Knowledge)
"The modern COIN mindset is when one arrogantly goes to some foreign land and attempts to make those who live there a lesser version of one's self. The FID mindset is when one humbly goes to some foreign land and seeks first to understand, and then to help in some small way for those who live there to be the best version of their own self." Colonel Robert C. Jones, US Army Special Forces (Retired)
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