tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post8415728867119461859..comments2023-08-20T11:07:28.396+01:00Comments on Freeborn John: Democracy in actionPeter Risdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-69779962145950442092007-10-14T22:47:00.000+01:002007-10-14T22:47:00.000+01:00There's another reason. Traditional conservatives ...There's another reason. <BR/><BR/>Traditional conservatives have tended to believe in existing institutions and particularly their capacity for self reform. This contrasts with the left wing view of the world as basically a power struggle where any concessions are wrung unwillingly by mass action. <BR/><BR/>Therefore by definition, left wingers assume that all change is predicated by mass action, which as a consequence leads to concessions by the ruling classes. Demonstrations are merely one type of mass action.JohnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696206173235574775noreply@blogger.com