It is human nature to disagree. As long as there are people, there will always be political and cultural revolutions. With the growing stress of political, religious and ideological tensions, it is inevitable that the next revolution is upon us...but on what scale? The next cultural revolution could mingle with the spread of technology and if so, turn into a cataclysmic event. Most recently China went through a decade of chaos and political disarray between 1966 and 1976 over the struggle between socialism and capitalism. Mao Zedong the leader of the Communist Party of China began to influence the thoughts and action of China's Youth, creating Red Guard groups which filtered into the military and Communist Party. Mao urged the abolishment of "Old Customs, Old Culture, Old Habits and Old Ideas". The counterculture revolution in the US in the 1960's was a reaction to the austere political control in America, US intervention in Vietnam and an avalanche of movements concerning women's rights, race tensions and traditional ideals, coupled with the spread of psychedelic drugs. All it takes to start a revolution is an awareness of social repression and the power to collectively attack what needs change. The spread of technology and ideas through social network tools like Twitter and Facebook make having a revolution more organized and likely to occur. Radical enthusiasm and technololgy could start a revolution that could spread globally and ignite worldwide anarchy...if only.
