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Demand the Impossible
A Timeline of the World Revolution
...For these reasons, the size and speed of the revolt against French state capitalism was entirely unexpected - even by those who had made a living predicting the imminent collapse of the system. Yet it was that unprecedented speed that saved the movement. A moment of hesitation, a moment in which the Gaullist authorities were permitted to show a strong face to the nation, might have sunk it all. The “forces of order” would have been able to follow the centuries-old formula of reaction - giving them an immediate upper hand over the revolutionaries, who were taking an entirely new path. If not for the provocations of May 24th, it is entirely possible that the revolution of 1968 would have been delayed for years, simply due to the challenge of taking a step beyond the past's limits. Extract from A Short History of the Revolution by Roger Gregoire and Fredy Perlman, Venceremos Press, Paris, 1975.
Be reasonable; demand the impossible. Street graffiti, May 1968
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I don't think anyone's tried to do this before - and that might be because it's presque ASB. But I'll try my best to be reasonable and attempt the impossible. Feel free to correct me if I start to slide from the implausible into fantasy-land.