https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2011/01/28/revolution-by-whom-for-what/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:28:07 -0400<![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve remarked in the past&#8211;but you can&#8217;t say the truth too often, right? &#8212; nobody knows what a revolution looks like.  And in fact that last clause may be very misleading, because there is no one thing that a revolution looks like.  Some revolutions happen very quietly, like the Information Revolution.  On the other hand, some very revolutionary-looking events, like lots of people in the streets calling for the downfall of a government or a regime, are just street theater.  Ask the &#8220;revolutionaries&#8221; who filled the streets of Paris calling for the end of de Gaulle.  Or the crowd that levitated the Pentagon.]]>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:23:15 -0500<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2011/01/28/revolution-by-whom-for-what-n187159